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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]
3 days ago · Safdar Hashmi (1954-1989), one of India’s brightest modern theatre directors was brutally murdered, allegedly by supporters of a political party, while he was performing a play ironically called ...
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.
Unlike many other theatre artists in films, Hashmi would have uncompromisingly staged plays on current political topics.
Jan 1, 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.
Dec 29, 2018 07:22 PM IST. Janam —founded in 1973 by a group of youngsters including actor, writer and activist Safdar Hashmi — became popular for its plays on inflation, the public...
Safdar Hashmi (1954-1989), one of India’s brightest modern theatre directors was brutally murdered, allegedly by supporters of a political party, while he was performing a play ironically called ...
Safdar Hashmi 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...
Jul 1, 2024 · On 1 January 1989 Safdar Hashmi (12 April 1954-2 January 1989), theatre worker and cultural activist, was attacked by political goons while performing a street play with his troupe Jana Natya...
Dec 29, 2018 · People talk of Safdar Hashmi as if he was a man who died at a ripe old age. Posters of Hashmi adorn the tiny Sahmat office in Canning Lane in Lutyens’ Delhi. In his thick glasses, coat-muffler and wide smile, Hashmi looks much older than he actually was at the time the photograph was taken.
