Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry Explained

Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry (born 14 April 1951) is an Indian theatre artist based in Chandigarh. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003 the Padma Shri Award in 2011. She is serving as a Professor Emeritus at Panjab University.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Early life

Neelam was born in 1950 and grew up in Amritsar, Punjab. She finished her Master's degree in art history from the Punjab University, Chandigarh. She graduated from the National School of Drama in Delhi in 1975 and trained under Ebrahim Alkazi.^{[6] [7]}

Works

Her well-known plays include Kitchen Katha,^{[8] [9]} The Suit,^[10] Yerma,^{[11] [12]} Nagamandala,^[13] The Mad Woman of Chaillot,^{[14] [15]} Little Eyolf, Bitter Fruit,^[16] Naked Voices,^{[17] [18]} Stree Patra^[19] and Gumm Hai.^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'There are no shortcuts to being an artiste', says thespian Neelam Man Singh Chowdhary. 2016-01-04. The Indian Express. en-US. 2020-02-29.
2. Web site: Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry: A humble achiever. Pendyala. AuthorSweta. Telangana Today. en-US. 2020-02-29.
3. Web site: 20 November 2009 . Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry – Nagamandala . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323124216/http://www.sadlerswells.com/show/Neelam-Mansingh-Chowdhry . 23 March 2012 . 11 September 2011.
4. Web site: 25 January 2011 . 128 people conferred with Padma awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110128113709/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/128-people-conferred-with-padma-awards/141505-3.html . 28 January 2011 . 11 September 2011 . CNN-IBN.
5. News: 2014-01-03 . Neelam Mansingh . 2020-02-29 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
6. Web site: Director Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry explores newer frontiers with the London debut of her opera Naciketa. India Today. en. 2020-04-04.
7. Web site: CUR_TITLE . 2020-02-29 . sangeetnatak.gov.in.
8. RAMESH VINAYAK . October 25, 1999 . Neelam Man Singh Chaudhary performs Kitchen Katha at Chandigarh's Rock Garden . 2020-02-29 . India Today . en.
9. Book: Dharwadker, Aparna Bhargava . Theatres of Independence: Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947 . November 2009 . University of Iowa Press . 978-1-58729-642-0 . en.
10. Web site: The Play Never Ends - Indian Express . 2020-02-29 . archive.indianexpress.com.
11. Book: Dharwadker, Aparna Bhargava . Theatres of Independence: Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947 . November 2009 . University of Iowa Press . 978-1-58729-642-0 . en.
12. Book: Ray, Bharati . Women of India: Colonial and Post-colonial Periods . 2005-09-15 . SAGE Publications India . 978-81-321-0264-9 . en.
13. News: G . D. . 2014-10-30 . Of snakes and women . 2020-02-29 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
14. July 15, 1995 . Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry's French play in Punjabi to be staged at Festival D'Avignon . 2020-02-29 . India Today . en.
15. Book: Liu, Siyuan . Routledge Handbook of Asian Theatre . 2016-02-05 . Routledge . 978-1-317-27885-6 . en.
16. Web site: Pioneer . The . Method to madness . 2020-02-29 . The Pioneer . en.
17. News: Ravi . S. . 2017-08-25 . Testing the truths . 2020-02-29 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
18. Book: Brayshaw . Teresa . The Twenty-First Century Performance Reader . Fenemore . Anna . Witts . Noel . 2019-07-23 . Routledge . 978-1-000-01188-3 . en.
19. News: Anima . P. . 2011-03-11 . Seen by scene . 2020-02-29 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
20. Web site: 2019-08-12 . Of Love, Loss and Longing . 2020-02-29 . The Indian Express . en-US.