Prospectus 2012 - National School of Drama

Faculty
FORMER CHAIRPERSONS
* Dr P.V. Rajamannar (1959–61)
* Maharaja Shri Chamaraja Wadiyar Bahadur (1961–65)
* Smt. Indira Gandhi (1965–72)
* Dr K.P.S. Menon (1972–77)
Smt. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya (1977–78)
Shri L.M. Singhvi (1978–82)
Ms Shanta Gandhi (1982–86)
Dr Suresh Awasthi (1986–88)
Smt. Vijaya F. Mehta (1988–92)
Dr P.C. Joshi (1992–96)
Dr Chandrasekhar Kambar (1996–2001)
Shri Anupam Kher (2001–04)
FORMER DIRECTORS
Shri Satu Sen (1959–61)
Shri E. Alkazi (1962–77)
Shri B.V. Karanth (1977–82)
Prof. B.M. Shah (1982–84)
Prof. Mohan Maharishi (1984–86)
Shri Ratan Thiyam (1987–88)
Prof. Kirti Jain (1988–95)
Prof. Ram Gopal Bajaj (1995–2001)
Prof. Devendra Raj Ankur (2001–07)
CURRENT OFFICE HOLDERS
Chairperson: Mrs Amal Allana (since June 2005)
Director: Dr Anuradha Kapur (since July 2007)
* When NSD was under the administrative control of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the Chairperson of the Akademi used to
be the Chairperson of the National School of Drama as well.
ANURADHA KAPUR
Director, National School of Drama
and Professor, Acting & Direction
Prof. Anuradha Kapur has a Ph.D. in theatre from the University of Leeds. She has written
widely on theatre and has authored the book Actors, Pilgrims, Kings and Gods: The
Ramlila at Ramnagar, published by Seagull Books, Kolkata. Among the plays she has
directed are Umrao, The Job, Sundari: An Actor Prepares, The Wild Duck, Antigone, Sweet
Bird of Youth and Sahib Bibi aur Gulam. She has taught and directed extensively, and her
plays have been staged at national and international theatre festivals. She is a foundermember
of Vivadi, a working group of painters, musicians, writers and theatre people,
formed in 1989. A recipient of numerous awards and felicitations, Prof. Kapur was
honoured with the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Award for Direction in 2004.
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