Kewal Dhaliwal

Kewal Dhaliwal (born 7 October 1964) is a Punjabi playwright, theatre director and president of Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi Chandigarh.[1][2] An alumnus of the National School of Drama, Dhaliwal has been active in theater for more than thirty-five years.[3]

Kewal Dhaliwal
Born (1964-10-07) 7 October 1964
Ajnala, Amritsar district, Punjab
Nationalityindian
Alma materNational School of Drama
OccupationTheatre director
Years active1978–present
OrganizationManch Rangmanch

Life

Kewal Dhaliwal was born in a village near Ajnala, Amritsar district, Punjab in the family of Shiv Singh and Mohinder Kaur.[4]

In 1978, he joined the theatre group of Gursharan bhaji as an artist and worked there for ten years. In 1988, Kewal Dhaliwal joined the National School of Drama. Then he came to Amritsar and founded Punjabi Theatre Group Manch Rangmanch.[5]

Plays

Play collections
  • mavan
  • aje taan supne sulghde
  • dhukhda roh
  • jajbian de aar paar

Plays for children
  • shahir saleti
  • rajya raj krendya

Play
  • itihas de safe te
  • sarkar e khalsa
  • mera rang de basanti chola

Edited play
  • das baal natak
  • das nukad natak
  • it marg pair dhreejai
  • purja purja kat mare
  • bal hua bandhan chhoote

Articles on theater
  • rangkarmi di teesri akhkh

Productions
  • Nora (Navnindra Behl)
  • Ma (Maxim Gorki)
  • Medni (Swaraj Bir)
  • Shayari (Swaraj Bir )
  • Kabir (S N Sewak)
  • Kaidon ( Shahiryar )
  • Kort Marshal ( Savdesh Deepak )
  • Tasveeran (Swaraj Bir )
  • Pul-sirat (Swaraj Bir )

References
  1. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/need-to-build-relationship-with-theatre-kewal-dhaliwal/564940.html
  2. https://nation.com.pk/05-May-2017/ajoka-theatre-peace-project-concludes
  3. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/theatre-knows-no-boundaries/article3542213.ece
  4. "Manchan Directory". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. "Manch Rangmanch  -  Manchan Profiles". Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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