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Safdar Hashmi (12 April 1954 – 2 January 1989) was a communist playwright and director, best known for his work with street theatre in India. He was also an actor, lyricist, and theorist, and he is still considered an important voice in Indian political theatre. [1] . He was an activist of the Students' Federation of India (SFI). [2]
Jan 4, 2020 · Safdar Hashmi—Trading a Cushioned life to Work for the Deprived. It was the ultimate tribute to a man, who could have easily enjoyed the comforts life had offered, but instead chose to live in the dust surrounded by the most deprived sections of the Indian society.
Unlike many other theatre artists in films, Hashmi would have uncompromisingly staged plays on current political topics.
Jan 1, 2020 · Sudhanva Deshpande. 01 January, 2020. The activist and playwright Safdar Hashmi was 34 years old when he was brutally injured, on 1 January 1989, while performing a street play in Delhi with Jana Natya Manch, often referred to as Janam, the theatre group he led.
Mar 22, 2020 · A thirty-four-year-old Safdar Hashmi, while performing a street play in Jhandapur, a village in Uttar Pradesh not far from Delhi, was beaten to death in broad daylight, hit over twenty times on...
Jan 3, 2017 · Remembering Safdar Hashmi and the play that changed Indian street theatre forever. Actor and playwright Sudhanva Deshpande on his years with Jana Natya Manch and a martyred cultural icon.
Jul 27, 2020 · Safdar Hashmi became an icon of cultural resistance after his death, a defining moment in the history of cultural resistance in India. However, very little was known about his life. Sudhanva...
Jan 2, 2020 · The Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust was set up in 1989 to promote freedom of expression and creativity in the arts. Every year on New Year’s Day, SAHMAT organises a day-long memorial, with music, dance and theatre, in Delhi, while street theatre is performed at Jhandapur.
Apr 12, 2020 · TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 12, 2020, 10:30 IST. AA. Follow us. Today marks the 66th birth anniversary of artist and playwright, Safdar Hashmi, who was best known for his street theatre and political activism. Every artistic expression has an important role to play in a society.
Jan 2, 2018 · Safdar Hashmi, also Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader deconstructed the 'elite' image associated with art by taking it to the crowd and providing a cultural experience of the working...
