Tapas Sen
Tapas Sen (1925 - Jun 29, 2006) was a noted Indian stage lighting designer, who was an important figure in 20th-century Bengali theatre movement in Kolkata. He started working with noted directors, Utpal Dutt and Shambhu Mitra in the late 1940s. Later he became a founding member of the Indian People's Theatre Association's (IPTA), Delhi chapter, and worked closely with Hindi theatre. Through his career stretching five decades he worked theatre directors, Ebrahim Alkazi, Vijay Tendulkar, and also dancers Sadhana Bose, Chandralekha, Birju Maharaj and Kelucharan Mahapatra.[1][2][3] He was known not only for his creative stage lighting, but also had a significant impact on the work of leading theatre director of the time. [4]
He was awarded the 1974 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Theatre Arts, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi,[5] India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, and subsequently the academy also the highest honour the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 2004. [6] He also was awarded the Kalidas Samman, by Government of Madhya Pradesh for the year 1997-98.
He died on Jun 29, 2006 in Kolkata due to a heart attack, at the age of 81. His body was donated for medical research.[2]
References
- ^ Sadanand Menon (Aug 20, 2006). "Tribute: True to his own light". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Theatre personality Tapas Sen dead". Monsters and Critics. Jun 29, 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Kirti Jain (July 8, 2006). "Theatre's torch-bearer". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Stanley Hochman (1984). McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes. VNR AG. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-07-079169-5. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "SNA: List of Akademi Awardees". Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website.
- ^ "SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskar winners (Akademi Fellows)". Official website.
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