• ISBN13: 9789386906212
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Music, Theatre & Films
• Publisher: Niyogi Books
• Publisher Imprint: NiyogiBook
• Publication Date: December 12, 2015
• Pages: 140
• Original Price: INR 350.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1000 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Theater / General

This ultimate collection on Natyacharya Sisir Kumar Bhaduri includes snippets of history from 19th century Bengali theatre and also commentaries of the noted personalities of the contemporary Bengal stage. The volume, Natyacharya Sisir Kumar Bhaduri – Pioneer of Modern Indian Theatre, not only speaks of his great stature as a playwright, it also presents the cultural context behind the birth of the illustrious Sisir Bhaduri—a master in dramaturgy, a prolific playwright, an outstanding actor—a creative genius, who brought about modernism—a new element in Bengali theatre, focusing primarily on realism in stage characterization.The book will definitely reshape the repertoire of public knowledge about Indian theatre, particularly about the pillar and pioneer of the Bengal stage—Sisir Kumar Bhaduri—the first director-proper in modern Indian theatre. This first-ever collection in English, devoted to his career and achievements, will, therefore, mark a significant breakthrough in Indian literary framework.

Amal Mitra (1910–1993), the eminent literary personality was well acquainted with the renowned writers and actors of the Bengali stage for half a century and he possessed an amazing knowledge of the 19th century Bengali theatre which we find documented in his pioneering work in Bengali entitled Kolkatae Videshi Rangalay. Sisir Kumar Bhaduri was his close friend and he wrote a series of articles on Sisir Bhaduri, the doyen of Bengali theatre, which got published in the early fifties in Dainik Basumati. He also drafted few scholarly articles on Rabindranath Tagore which later, prompted the Tagore Research Institute to publish an expanded version of the same commemorating his contribution in Bengali literary scenario. Till date, his books on Bengali theatre are highly appreciated and are included as reference books in the syllabus of Master’s degree in Bengali by both Calcutta University and Rabindra Bharati University.