Ebrahim Alkazi
Ebrahim Alkazi ( Hindi : इब्राहीम अलकाजी ; born October 18, 1925 in Pune ; † August 4, 2020 in New Delhi ) was an Indian theater director , gallery owner and art collector .
Life
Alkazi was born in India to a wealthy Saudi businessman and a mother from Kuwait . He has 8 siblings. Alkazi attended St. Vincent's Catholic High School in Pune , the Jesuit- run St. Xavier's College in Mumbai and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. From 1962 to 1977 he was director of the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi . Numerous stars of Indian cinema and theater were trained under him.
He has directed over 50 theater productions, including Greek tragedies, numerous plays by Shakespeare and dramas by Ibsen , Strindberg and Chekhov . In Delhi he promoted young Indian authors who wrote their plays in Hindi . --- during his since at iAlkazi was married to Roshan Alkazi (1920–2007), who designed all costumes for his productions. The couple had two children, Amal Allana (* 1947), theater director and former head of the National School of Drama, and Feisal Alkazi, also theater director.
Awards
- BBC Broadcasting Award, 1950
- Padma Shri , 1966
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna , 1967
- Padma Bhushan , 1991
- Padma Vibhushan 2010
- Chevalier dans l ' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 2012
literature
- Alkazi collection of photography, with Rahaab Allana, Pramod Kumar, Brunei Gallery. Grantha Corporation, 2008. ISBN 81-89995-18-9
Web links
- Alkazi Foundation of the Arts (English)
- Ebrahim Alkazi: A guru who was a father figure, say NSD alumni, obituary Hindustani Times, August 13, 2020
Individual evidence
- ^ Rashtriya Sahara - Volume 2, Issue 2 , 1991, p. 154
- ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/theatre-legend-ebrahim-alkazi-dead-6538951/
- ↑ Sahara India Mass Communication 1991. Vol. 2. p. 154.
- ^ Indian Express
- ↑ Roshan Alkazi, short biography Art Heritage Gallery, accessed August 13, 2020
- ↑ Theater maestro Ebrahim Alkazi passes away, Obituary , Telangana Today, August 4, 2020, accessed on August 13, 2020
- ↑ The Hindu: Arts / Theater: Ebrahim Alkazi awarded top French honor ( Memento from February 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alkazi, Ebrahim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian theater director, gallery owner and art collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pune |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 2020 |
| Place of death | New Delhi |