Habib Tanvir was one of the most popular Indian Urdu, Hindi playwrights, a theatre director, poet and actor.
11 Facts About Habib Tanvir
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Habib Tanvir was the writer of plays such as, Agra Bazar and Charandas Chor.
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Habib Tanvir went on to include indigenous performance forms such as nacha, to create not only a new theatrical language, but milestones such as Charandas Chor, Gaon ka Naam Sasural, Mor Naam Damad and Kamdeo ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna.
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Habib Tanvir died on 8 June 2009 at Bhopal after a three-week-long illness.
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Habib Tanvir was born in Raipur, Chhattisgarh to Hafiz Ahmed Khan, who hailed from Peshawar.
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Habib Tanvir joined the Progressive Writers' Association and became an integral part of Indian People's Theatre Association as an actor.
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In 1955, when he was in his 30s, Habib moved to England.
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Habib Tanvir produced Mitti ki Gaadi a post-London play, based on Shudraka's Sanskrit work, Mrichakatika.
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Habib Tanvir went on to found "Naya Theatre", a theatre company in 1959.
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Habib Tanvir brought in Govind Ram Nirmalkar, a noted Nacha artist who would later go on to win Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards, to play the lead role.
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Habib Tanvir was awarded the prestigious Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship in 1979 for research on Relevance of Tribal Performing Arts and their Adaptability to A changing Environment.