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'''Tapas Sen''' (1924 - Jun 28, 2006)<ref name="Hochman1984"/> was a noted [[India]]n [[Stage lighting|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 (dancer)| Chandralekha]], [[Birju Maharaj]] and [[Kelucharan Mahapatra]].<ref name="hindu06">{{Cite news | title = Tribute: True to his own light|author=Sadanand Menon | url = http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/08/20/stories/2006082000240500.htm | publisher = The Hindu | date = Aug 20, 2006 | accessdate = 6 July 2013 }}</ref><ref name="monsters06"/><ref name="business06">{{Cite news | title = Theatre's torch-bearer|author=Kirti Jain | url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/theatre-s-torch-bearer-106070801027_1.html | publisher =Business Standard | date = July 8, 2006 | accessdate = 6 July 2013 }}</ref> 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. <ref name="Hochman1984">{{cite book|author=Stanley Hochman|title=McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zo5os6d0rvMC&pg=PA38|accessdate=6 July 2013|year=1984|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=978-0-07-079169-5|page=37}}</ref> |
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He remained active even into his late years, in Jaunary 2006, he did the lighting for aproduction [[Tagore]]'s play ''[[Bisarjan]]'' which premeired at Madhusudan Mancha in Kolkata.<ref name="telegraph06">{{Cite news | title = And he said, let there be light' | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060114/asp/calcutta/story_5720969.asp | publisher =The Telegraph | date =January 14, 2006 | accessdate = 6 July 2013 }}</ref> |
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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]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees|publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website}}</ref> India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, and subsequently the academy also the highest honour the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]] in 2004. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi ''Ratna Puraskar'' winners (Akademi Fellows)|publisher=Official website}}</ref> He also was awarded the [[Kalidas Samman]], by [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] for the year 1997-98. |
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]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees|publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website}}</ref> India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, and subsequently the academy also the highest honour the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]] in 2004. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi ''Ratna Puraskar'' winners (Akademi Fellows)|publisher=Official website}}</ref> He also was awarded the [[Kalidas Samman]], by [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] for the year 1997-98. |
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He remained active even into his late years, in Jaunary 2006, he did the lighting for aproduction [[Tagore]]'s play ''Visarjan]'' which premeired at Madhusudan Mancha in Kolkata.<ref name="telegraph06">{{Cite news | title = And he said, let there be light' | url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060114/asp/calcutta/story_5720969.asp | publisher =The Telegraph | date =January 14, 2006 | accessdate = 6 July 2013 }}</ref> He died on June 28, 2006 in Kolkata due to a heart attack, at the age of 81. His body was donated for medical research.<ref name="monsters06">{{Cite web | title = Theatre personality Tapas Sen dead| url = http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/news/article_1176623.php/Theatre_personality_Tapas_Sen_dead | publisher =Monsters and Critics | date = Jun 29, 2006 | accessdate = 6 July 2013 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 17:45, 6 July 2013
Tapas Sen (1924 - Jun 28, 2006)[1] 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.[2][3][4] 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. [1]
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 remained active even into his late years, in Jaunary 2006, he did the lighting for aproduction Tagore's play Visarjan] which premeired at Madhusudan Mancha in Kolkata.[7] He died on June 28, 2006 in Kolkata due to a heart attack, at the age of 81. His body was donated for medical research.[3]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SNA: List of Akademi Awardees". Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website.
- ^ "SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskar winners (Akademi Fellows)". Official website.
- ^ "And he said, let there be light'". The Telegraph. January 14, 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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