Kewal Dhaliwal Explained
Kewal Dhaliwal (born 7 October 1964) is a Punjabi playwright, theater 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 forty-seven years.[3]
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 Dreejai
- 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)
Notes and References
- News: Need to build relationship with theatre: Kewal Dhaliwal . Neha . Saini . 27 March 2018 . The Tribune . India . 27 September 2021.
- Web site: Ajoka Theatre peace project concludes . 5 May 2017.
- News: Theatre knows no boundaries – The Hindu . The Hindu . 18 June 2012 . Singh . Parul Sharma.
- Web site: Manchan Directory . https://archive.today/20160512060408/http://www.directory.manchanpunjab.org/contacts.php?id=60 . dead . 12 May 2016 . 12 May 2016.
- Web site: Manch Rangmanch - Manchan Profiles . 18 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160901165657/http://www.profiles.manchanpunjab.org/people.php?id=16 . 1 September 2016 . dead.
