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PROFILE
1. Name : SURYA MOHAN KULSHRESHTHA
2. Date Of Birth : 08th May 1953
3. Place of Birth : Agra (U.P.) India
4. Residential Address : C-11, Sector- I, Aliganj, Lucknow-226024
5. Phone No. : 0522-4068713, 09335905547
6. E-mail I.D. : nipasurya2@yahoo.com
7. Educational Qualification : Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Law. (B.Sc.,L.L.B)

8. Formal Training in Theatre : From BHARTENDU ACADEMY OF

DRAMATIC ARTS (B.N.A), Lucknow in the year
1976-77 (First Batch of B.N.A.), Specialisation in
Direction.
9. ORGANISATIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE :

(a) Working as Director of BHARTENDU NATYA AKADEMI (Bhartendu Academy

Of Dramatic Arts ) , a theater training institute under Govt. of UP.
(b) "MEGHDOOT"- Held the responsibilities of Treasurer, Vice President and
‘GENERAL SECRETARY OF MEGHDOOT (1974-1985)
(c) I.P.T.A. (INDIAN PEOPLES THEATRE ASSOCIATION)-Held the responsibilities
of PRESIDENT-IPTA, LKO, VICE PRESIDENT-IPTA, U.P., National Executive
Member IPTA (1985-1991).
(d) NIPA RANGMANDALI (National Institute of Progressive Arts)- DIRECTOR &
PRESIDENT (since 1991, till now).

10. IMPORTANT WORK IN THE FIELD OF THEATRE

A. Theatre Education

 Conducted Theatre workshops and delivered lecture in India as well as in GERMANY,

SWEEDEN, FINLAND, DENMARK, NORWAY, U.S.A, CANADA.

 Invited by ARHUS UNIVERSITY, DENMARK to Deliver Lectures and to conduct a

theatre workshop in 1993.

 Teaching “Theatre Direction” in BHARTENDU NATYA ACADEMY as a visiting faculty

member. Directed many plays for the students.

 Teaching ‘ACTING’ in LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY as a visiting faculty member in P.G.

DIPLOMA course in ELECTRONIC MEDIA & FILM PRODUCTION.
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 Conducted Theatre Workshops organized by NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA, NEW

DELHI, under its extension programme.

 Delivered Lectures and taught Theatre in DRAMA SCHOOL in MANDI , HIMANCHAL

PRADESH as visiting faculty.

 Invited as External Examiner by MITHILA UNIVERSITY, for the POST GRADUATION

(M.A.) in Theatre.

 Conducted Theatre workshop and Delivered Lectures in ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY.

Invited by KASHI VIDYA PEETH UNIVERSITY, VARANASI , as External Examiner

 Conducted Theatre workshop and Delivered Lectures on Theatre in I.I.T. KANPUR.

 Member for the selection Committee of the admissions in NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA
NEW DELHI, in the year 2006.

B. THEATRE DIRECTION
Directed approx 100 (Hundred) plays with reputed theatre groups and Drama institutes in
India as well as abroad, in various styles and various languages. Some very important, worth
mentoring plays are –

(a) ANDDHERE MEIN – Dramatisation of MUKTI BODH'S POEM.

(b) KING OEDIPUS – Famous GREEK TRAGEDY by SOPHOCLEASE
(c) MOOS HATYRE – Dramatisation of STRORIES by AMARKANT.
(d) MID SUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM –SHAKESPEAR’S comedy.
(e) DULARI BAI – A MUSICAL COMEDY in Folk style.
(f) TUGLAQ – GIRISH KARNAD’S famous play.
(g) CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE – by BERTOLT BRECHT
(h) EXCEPTION AND THE RULE – by BERTOL BRECHT
(i) THERE PEWY OPERA – do- by BERTOL BRECHT
(j) RAM LILA – A modern play in Folk style by RAKESH.
(k) VASANSI JIRNANI an expressionistic play by Mahesh Elkunchwar.
(l) ANDHA YUG – A play in verse by DHARMVIR BHARTI
(m) LOWER DEPTHS – MAXIM GORKY
(n) BHAGWAJJUKEEYAM – A Seventh Century SANSKRIT COMEDY by
BODHAYAN.
(o) MITTI KI GARI (MRICHCH KATIKAM) – SANSKRIT play by SHUDRAK.
(p) KUND MALA – A SANSKRIT play BY DINGNAG.
(q) ADHE ADHURE – Famous realistic playa by MOHAN RAKESH
(r) ENEMY – MAXIM GORKY
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(s) SURYA SHIKAR – UTPAL DUTT

(t) PARDAFASH – STREET PLAY by RAKESH
(u) HOLI – MAHESH ELKUNCHWAR
(v) MEN WITHOUT SHADOWS – by SARTRE
(w) OF MICE AND MEN – by STEAN BACK
(x) BEGUM AUR BAGH – J.N. KAUSHAL'S Urdu adaptation of the queen and the
rebels by UGO BETI.

C. ACTING
Played important characters and lead roles in numerous players directed by nationally and
internationally reputed Directors. Some worth mentioning are –
A. KOLAGE – Directed by Ranjeet Kapoor.
B. TAMBE KE KEEREY : BHUWNESHWAR’S play directed by BHANU BHARATI.
C. MAHANAGAR-TEEN SAMWAD – Directed by DEVENDRA RAJ ANKUR
D. EK AUR DRONACHARYA - Directed by RAJ BISARIA
E. NATIAK GNESH MARKA – Directed by RATAN THIYAM.
F. SURA BAYA JOHNY – Directed by ROLF DENNE MAN in GERMANY.
G. BURNING PATH – Directed LAURA JANTI in FINLAND

D. PLAY WRITING
(a) NATAK GANESH – MARKA – a Play Based On Folk Tale, Directed By RATAN
THIYAM
(b) TUKARE – A play developed in process of working with actors.
(c) INSAF KA GHERA – Adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s CAUCASIAN CHALK
CIRCLE.
(d) Adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s Three Peny Opera
(e) Adaptation of BHAGWAJJUKEEYAM by BODHAYAN
(f) Adaptation of MRICHCH KATIKAM by SHUDRAK.
(g) Writing of a play - ‘VEER LORIK’ based on tribal Folk from.
(h) MRIG TRISHNA - A modern play on Principals and life of BUDDHA.
(i) PARIVARTAN KI GATHA – A play on Dalit Movements.
(j) MRIG TRISHANA – A play on BUDDHS LIFE AND PRINCIPLES.
(k) ARTICLES and wirtups on various aspects of Theatre, published in important news
papers and periodicals-like- RANG PRASANG and CHHAYANAT.

E. DESIGNING
Designed sets, costumes and lights for most of the play mentioned earlier.
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11. TELEVISION & FILMS

(a) Many plays directed for stage, were telecasted on television later on.
(b) Assistant Director and Production Controller of Feature Film ‘YEH WO MANZIL TO
NAHIN’ Directed by Sudhir Mishra. (NATIONAL AWARD)
(c) Assisted in Direction and written screen play and Dialogues for T.V. serial AMIR
KHUSARAU with RANJEET KAPOOR.
(d) Directed short version of play ANDHER NAGARI for DOORDARSHAN
(e) Directed short versions of DINKER’S ‘RASHMIRATHI, “URVASHI” AND
KURKSHETRA for DOORDARSHAN.
(f) Written spript for ‘THEATRE QUIZ’ for DOORDARSHAN.
(g) Written Screenplay and dialogues on a T.V. serial based on TAGORE’S stories.
(h) Screenplay and Dialogues of T.V. serial KINARA DOOR NAHIN also DIRECTED
some episodes.
(i) ACTED in G.V. AIYAR’S film ‘BHAGWAD GITA and in may other T.V. serials
(BHAGWAD GITA WON ‘SWARN KAMAL’ –NATIONAL AWARD)
(j) Written screen play, Dialogues for T.V. Serial ‘PATHRILE RASTE’
(k) DIRECTED Telefilm on NIRALA’S NOVEL – ‘KULLI-BHAT and some other
stories.
(l) Directed T.V. Serial ‘Dying Arts of U.P.’ for Doordashan
(m) Directed Telefilm “MADHUA’ on JAI SHANKER PRASAD’S STORY,
(n) Directed Telefilm on life and works of SAJJAD ZAHEER, for Doordarshan
(o) Working on Docu-drama on PREM CHAND and his works for Doordarshan
(p) Acted in British Film PYPASS Produced by ASIF-KAPADIA-A MAJOR ROLE. The
film got many International Awards.

12. WORTH MENTIONING HONOURS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

(a) The play ‘RAMLILA’ appreciated in NATIONAL FESTIVAL of SANGEET
NATAK ACADEMY in DEHLI in 1985.
(b) Play PARDAFASH performed in CHAURAHA- 89. A national Festival of Street
plays, organized by SAHAMAT.
(c) The play ‘TAIMUR’ performed in ZONAL FESTIVAL organized by central Sanget
Natak Academy in CHANDIGARH.
(d) The play ‘BHAGWAJJUKEEYAM’ got the honor of being best production in
WORLD THEATRE FESTIVAL – 1991 held in NORWAY. The play got
appreciation in International Theatre Festivals in FINLAND, in THEATRE
OLYMPIAD in DELHI, and World Festival in PAKISTAN.
(e) Represented India in WORLD THEATRE PROJECT –1993 in GERMANY.
(f) The film- ‘YE WO MANZIL TO NAHIN got NATIONAL AWARD.
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(g) The films – BHAGWADGITA’got’ SWARN KAMAL’ NATIONAL AWARD.

(h) Member of various committees in BHARTENDU NATYA ACADEMY, U.P.
SANGEET NATAK AKADAMI., Dept. Of Culture, U.P., NATIONAL SCHOOL OF
DRAMA, NEW DELHI.
(i) The play’ KUNDMALA’ got the honor of being performed in ‘KALIDAS
SAMAROH’ 1999 in UJJAIN.
(j) The play ‘BHAGWA JJU KEEYAM’ appreciated in ‘BHARANGAM-2000. National
Festival organized by National School of Drama. It has also been preformed in
National Sanskrit Theatre festival orgazised by central Sangeet Natak Academy, in
Varanasi.
(k) ‘A’ grade actor of DOORDARSHAN.
(l) Directed play ‘PUHO MIES… in Finish Language with THEATRE FIASKO in
FINLAND.
(m) Worked with Tribals in SONBHARDRA. The play VEER LORIK appreciated in
NATIONAL FOLK THEATRE FESTIVAL.
(n) The play VASANSI JIRNANI appreciated in “BHARANGAM –2003
(o) The play BEGUM AUR BAGHI got appreciation in BHARANGANM- 2005 and then
in Word Theatre Festival- Pakistan- 2005

13. AWARDS
(a) U.P. SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARD- 1995
(b) BHARTIYA FANKAR SOCIETY AWARD- 1996.
(c) RANG YATRA SAMMAN – 1993.
(d) BEST COSTUM DESIGNING AWARD for the play “LOVE FOR EVER’ in the
international Theatre Festival- 1998 held in U.S.A.
(e) ‘HONOURARY DIPLOMA’ awarded by INTERNATIONAL AMATUER
THEATHER ASSOCIATION- in NORWAY.