Sudipto Chatterjee Explained
Sudipto Chatterjee (Bengali: সুদীপ্ত চট্টোপাধ্যায়; born: 26 July 1964) is an Indian performance scholar actor, playwright and poet of Bengali descent.[1]
Chatterjee's His solo performance Man of the Heart, about Lalon Fakir, has received acclaim.[2] [3]
Career
Chatterjee has taught at New York University, Tufts University and University of California, Berkeley in the US, along with Loughborough University in the UK, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Centre for Studies in the Social Sciences (Calcutta), National School of Drama and the Heritage Academy in India.[4] [5]
He is (currently) the artistic director of Spectactors, a Kolkata-based Indian theater group.
Sexual harassment allegations
On 14 October 2019, a student who worked under Chatterjee for a theatrical performance alleged that he sexual harassed her.. Subsequently, two other women raised similar allegations and FIRs were lodged.
Chaterjee rejected the allegations, deeming them to be misconstruals of a particular form of theatrical training involving sexual overtones. He claimed that he was forced to resign from his teaching position at Heritage Academy.[6] [7] [8] [9] He was arrested, shortly thereafter.[10] Many theater personalities have condemned the incident and rejected Sudipto's defense.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Sudipto Chatterjee. 2008-10-10. www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de. en. 2019-10-20.
- Web site: Theatre Review: Man Of The Heart - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2019-10-20.
- Web site: Lalon Phokir, Man of the Heart: Review by Prachi Deshpande[Parabaas Translation]]. www.parabaas.com. 2019-10-20.
- Web site: Kolkata: Theatre actor accused of sexual harassment by student, quits as faculty at top college. Scroll Staff. Scroll.in. en-US. 2019-10-18.
- Web site: Theatre artiste quits faculty after sexual harassment allegation. 2019-10-18. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-10-18.
- Web site:
- MeToo: Theatre Professor At Top Kolkata College Accused Of Sexual Abuse
. NDTV.com. 2019-10-18.
- Web site: 3 Women Accuse Kolkata Playwright of Sexual Assault, He Responds. 2019-10-18. The Quint. en. 2019-10-18.
- Web site: সুদীপ্ত চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের বিরুদ্ধে উঠল যৌন হেনস্থার অভিযোগ. 2019-10-18. Eisamay. bn. 2019-10-18.
- Web site: অভিনয় শেখানোর নামে 'ধর্ষণ', পরিচালকের বিরুদ্ধে তরুণীর অভিযোগ ভাইরাল ফেসবুকে. রায়চৌধুরী. অর্পিতা. anandabazar.com. bn. 2019-10-18.
- Web site: Kolkata police arrest actor-professor Sudipto Chatterjee on charges of rape. 2019-10-19. Hindustan Times. en. 2019-10-20.
- Web site: Film and theatre personalities condemn the #MeToo allegation against Sudipto Chatterjee - Times of India. The Times of India. en. 2019-10-20.