Education
M.A. ( Drama )
Rabindra Bharati University
B.Sc. ( Chemistry Hons.), B. Ed.
Calcutta University
Current Position
Presidency University
Visiting Professor (Performing Arts Department)
Sangeet Natak Academy (Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India)
Core Committee Member (Natya Shastra)
Roop Kala Kendra (Govt. of West Bengal)
Visiting Professor (Direction Department)
Dream Bake Pvt. Ltd.
Creative Consultant
Laketown Sreebhumi Sansriti
Director ( Since 1993)
Research Experience
Ministry Of Culture, Govt. Of India
Senior Fellowship on ‘Neuroscience & Theatre’
Teaching Experience
St. Augustine’s Day School
Assistant Teacher (1993-2010)
Prefessional Exp. as a THEATRE DIRECTOR
HAYAVADANA
Playwright - Girish Karnad ( 1994)
AGNIBARSHI
Playwright - John Osborne (1997)
PRATINIDHI
Playwright - Debasish Mazumdar (2000)
WINKLE TWINKLE
Playwright - Bratya Basu (2002)
PHATARU
Based on Nabarun Bhattacharya’s story (2004)
CADAVEROUS
Workshop based short play (2005)
ANWAY
Workshop based Intimate play (2005)
EA
Based on story by Peter Bischel (2006)
SHYAMASUNDARI
Playwright - G B Shaw. (2007)
SURJO-PORA CHAI
Playwright - Debesh Chattopadhyay (2008)
TETRI KAHANI
Story by Mahasweta Devi (2008)
NEKRE O BHERA
Playwright - Debesh Chattopadhyay (2008)
FANDI GRAM
Workshop based short play (2008)
DREAM DREAM
Playwright - William Shakespeare (2009)
BREAK FAIL
Playwright - Debesh Chattopadhyay (2010)
EKA, EKA NOI
A Poetry Based Performance (2010)
CHENA DUKHHO CHENA SUKH
Playwright - Sumitro Bannerjee (2010)
BIKELE BHORER SORSHE-PHOOL
Playwright - Bratya Basu (2011)
DEVI SARPAMASTA
Playwright - Manoj Mitra (2011)
KANU KAHE RAI
Story - Swaradindu Bandopadhyay (2011)
BRAIN
Playwright - Debesh Chattopadhyay (2012)
CHIRO KUMAR SABHA
Playwright - Rabindranath Tagore (2013)
CHALOMAAN ASHARIRI
Playwright - Jyotishmaan Chattopadhyay (2013)
SHEY
Story - Rabindranath Tagore (2013)
BHALO MANUSH
Playwright - Bertolt Brecht (2014)
GRIHO PRABESH
Playwright - Rabindra Nath Tagore ( Site Specific Theatre ) (2014)
SANKO
Story - Sunil Gangopadhyay (2014)
BIRESWAR
A Poetry based performance (2014)
NISSHANGA SAMRAT
Novel - Sunil Gangopadhyay (2014)
ALTAF GOMES
Playwright - Bratya Basu (2014)
BILE
Playwright - Ujjwal Chatterjee (2014)
APATOTO EIBHABE DUJONER DEKHA HOE THAKE
Playwright -Bratya Basu (2014)
MAWON
Story - Sibram Chakrabarty (2015)
JATUGRIHO
Playwright - Bratya Basu (2015)
JABDO HOLEN RAJA MOSHAI
Playwright – Dipwanita Roy (2015)
TUGHLAQ
Playwright - Girish Karnad (2015)
SIDDHIDATA
Playwright – Mohit Chattopadhyay (2015)
SAUDAGORER NOUKA
Playwright – Ajitesh Bandopadhyay (2016)
ANDHAKAR LEKHAGUCHHO
A Poetry based performance (2017)
1984
Novel – George Orwell (2018)
AMODITO RODDUR
Story – Nirmal Verma (2018 )
KOTHAKAR CHARITRA KOTHAY REKHECHHO
Based on ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’ by Luigi Pirandello (2019)
SHER AFGAN
Based on ‘HENRY IV’ by Luigi Pirandello (2020)
Prefessional Exp. as a PLAYWRIGHT
FALTU (2000)
THE GAP (2001)
SURJO-PORA CHHAI (2003)
NEKRE O BHERA (2005)
TETRI KAHANI (2006)
FANDIGRAM (2008)
BRAIN (2009)
SHEY (2012)
SANKO (2012)
NISSHANGA SAMRAT (2013)
EK DIN MONDIRE JAOAR PATHE (2014)
KONA O TARANGA (2016)
HOLY COW (2017)
BHAT (2017)
BHARATBARSHO (2017)
NOISHABDER SHABDO (2017)
AMODITO RODDUR (2018)
1984 (2018)
Prefessional Exp. as a THEATRE WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR
Physically and mentally challenged children of SANCHAR, BIKRAMSHILA (NGO)
Theatre workers of different theatre groups of West Bengal
School children (St. Augustine’s, South Point, Kolkata)
Minerva Natyasanskriti Charchakendra for repertoire
Paschim Banga Natya Academy, Theatrical Workshop (Residential) at Kaliagung, Bishnupore, Shantiniketan
Paschimbanga Sishu Kishore Academy
Sangeet Natak Academy
North Atlantic Bengali Association, Houston , Texas, USA
Roop Kala Kendra, Kolkata
Prefessional Exp. as a DIRECTOR IN BHARAT RANG MAHOTSAV (National School Of Drama)
WINKLE TWINKLE (2003)
SURJO PORA CHAI (2011)
DEBI SARPOMASTA (2012)
NISSONGO SAMRAT (2013)
TUGHLAQ (2018) – (8th Theatre Olympics.)
KOTHAKAR CHARITRA KOTHAY REKHECHHO (2020)
Prefessional Exp. as a VISITING LECTURER
Indian Institute Of Science, Bangalore on ‘Neuroscience & Theatre’ in 2009
Wigan & Leigh College India on ‘Acting’ for Design Faculty in 2008
Govt. College, Bashirhat on ‘Absurd Drama’ for Arts Faculty in 2007
Gour Banga University on ‘Communication’ in 2013
Kalyani University on ‘ Communication’ in 2014
Calcutta University on ‘Communication’ in 2015
Roopkala Kendra in 2016 & 2017
Kalyani University on ‘ Play Writing ’ in 2014
Prefessional Exp. as a SCENOGRAPHER
KARUBASANA (2015)
MACHHI - THE FLIES (2017)
CHAND MANASAR KISSA (2017)
JAGANIA MRITOJON (2018)
AMODITO RODDUR (2018)
1984 (2018)
Prefessional Exp. as a BOOK WRITER
PALTUDA BALEN JA (2011)
KEYA (2015)
BHARATER NATYASHASTRA : EKTI SAHAJPATH (2016)
NATYASHILPA : EK BEKTIGOTO PATH PARIKRAMA (2018)
THREE PLAYS OF DEBESH CHATTOPADHYAY (2019)
Prefessional Exp. as a DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKER
Documentary film on ‘Satu Sen’ financed by the National School of Drama, Delhi.
Documentary film ‘Dreams Unlimited’ on ‘Natyamela 2008’ produced by Paschim Banga Natya Academy.
Documentary film on ‘Rangakarmi -A Journey’ based on ‘RANGAKARMI’ (Director- Usha Ganguly).
Documentary film on ‘Habib Tanvir’ produced by Paschim Banga Natya Academy
Prefessional Exp. as a FILM DIRECTOR
NATOKER MOTO (LIKE A PLAY) (2015) (FEATURE FILM)
Selected in IFFI, Goa (Indian panorama & in international competition section); IFFK, Kerala ; PIFF, Pune; IFFK, Nilambur ; PFF, Patna, Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival.
THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER VACATION (2016) (SHORT FILM)
Produced by Sishu Kishore Academy, I&CA, Govt. Of West Bengal.
Logo film for KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS FILM FESTIVAL 2016
Organized by Sishu Kishore Academy, Govt. of West Bengal ( I&CA Dept.).
THE OTHERS (IYE) (2017) (FEATURE FILM)
International Premier in Berlin Film Festival Market 2018, National premier in Hyderabad Film Festival 2018.
THE ACTOR (2019) (SHORT FILM)
National premier in Hyderabad Film Festival 2019
HONOURS
50 Emerging Stars of India by ‘The Week’ (Independence Day special Issue 2003).
Best Playwright of the Year in 2002, by West Bengal Youth Council.
Best Play of the Year in 2007, by Information & culture Dept., Govt. of West Bengal for the play Surjo-Pora Chhai”.
Best Playwright of the Year in 2008, Satyen Mitra Award by Theatre Wokshop for play “Surjo-Pora Chhai”.
Best Director of the Year in 2008, Shyamal Sen Smriti Puraskar by Theatre Group SwapnaSandhani for the play “Surjo-Pora Chhai”.
Best Director of the Year in 2009, by Information & Culture Dept., Govt. of West Bengal for the play “Dream Dream”.
Best Play of the Year in 2010, by Sudrak for the play “Dream Dream”.
Dinabandhu Mitra Smriti Sammanana in 2011, by Bongaon Natyacharcha Kendra.
Best Director of the Year in 2012, Rajat Jayanti Swarak Samman from Anya Theatre, for “DEVI SARPAMASTA”.
NAVENDU SMRITI SAMMAN 2012 , to the director Debesh Chattopadhyay, for “BIKELE BHORER SHORSHE PHOOL” by Ashoknagar Natyamukh.
ZEE GAURAV AWARD, 2012 to the director Debesh Chattopadhyay, for “ BIKELE BHORER SHORSHE PHOOL”.
ZEE GAURAV AWARD, 2012 for best production,“ BIKELE BHORER SHORSHE PHOOL”.
ZEE GAURAV JURI AWARD, 2012 to the Playwright Debesh Chattopadhyay for “BRAIN”.
“Aloksilpi Chitto Sarkar Smriti Theatre Samman 2012”. From: Munas Theatre Group
“Debnarayan Gupto Samman, 15th Feb, 2012”. From: Natakwala, Kolkata.
“SILPAYAN SAMMAN” 2013, by Gobordanga Silpayan.
“BISHNU BASU SMARAK SAMMAN” 2013, by Kalindi Bratyajon
Total achievement in theatre, 18th Feb, 2013, From: The Times Of India Group.
ZEE GAURAV JURI AWARD, 2014 for best set design “APATATO EIBHABE DUJONER DAKHA HOE THAKE”.
ZEE GAURAV JURI AWARD, 2014 for best direction “APATATO EIBHABE DUJONER DAKHA HOE THAKE”.
Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival : Best Film, Best Director for ‘Natoker Moto’ film. (2016)
FILM CRITICS CIRCLE OF INDIA (FCCI) : Best Debutant Director for ‘Natoker Moto’ film. (2016)
Bijoya Chakroborty Smriti Purskar by Sapphire. (2019)
Girish Chandra Ghosh Purskar by Govt. of W.B ( Highest Award in Theatre). (2019)