Niranjan Goswami

Niranjan Goswami is an Indian mime artist and stage director, credited by many with pioneering the art form of mime in India.[1][2] He is the founder of Indian Mime Theatre, a group promoting the art of Mukhabhinaya (silent acting).[3]

Niranjan Goswami
Born
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationMime artist
Stage director
Known forMime [ Mukabhinaya]
AwardsPadma Shri [Sangeet Natak Akademi]
Websitewww.mimeindia.in

Career

He started his career in the late 1960s with Bahurupi, a local theatre group, but later joined Rabindra Bharati University for a course in theatre.[2] In 1976, he founded Indian Mime Theatre for promoting mime and has performed on many stages in India and abroad.[4] He is a visiting professor at the National School of Drama (NSD) and many other theatre institutions.[5] He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2002.[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Arts.[7]

References
  1. "Mukabhinaya: The Art of my Life". Web video. Tedx Talks. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. "The past master of silent feelers". Indian Express. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. "About Us". Indian Mime Theatre. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. "Padma Shree Niranjan Goswami, Mime Artist". Of Indian Origin. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. "My Gurus". Indian Mime Academy. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  7. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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