Badal Sircar

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Artist
gptkbp:activeYears 1950-2017
gptkbp:associatedAct Theatre_Group
gptkbp:awards gptkb:West_Bengal_Film_Journalists'_Association_Awards
gptkb:Kalidas_Samman
gptkb:Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-07-15
gptkbp:birthPlace Kolkata
gptkbp:children Sukanya_Sircar
Suman_Sircar
gptkbp:collaborations Actors
Film directors
Various theatre groups
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Modern_Indian_theatre
gptkbp:criticism Commercialization of theatre
Lack of originality in plays
Neglect of regional languages
gptkbp:deathDate 2017-05-13
gptkbp:debutYear Health issues
Limited public appearances
Continued writing
gptkbp:famousFor Experimental theatre
Political plays
Socially relevant plays
gptkbp:genre Drama
Theatre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Badal Sircar
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Indian_theatre
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Bertolt_Brecht
gptkb:Grotowski
gptkbp:inspiration Artists
Social activists
Youth in theatre
gptkbp:involved Workshops
Cultural movements
Theatre festivals
gptkbp:knownFor Theatre
gptkbp:language gptkb:Bengali
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future playwrights
Innovative theatre techniques
Promotion_of_Bengali_theatre
gptkbp:nationality Indian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Evam_Indrajit
Pagla Ghoda
Baki_Itihas
gptkbp:occupation Actor
Director
Playwright
gptkbp:philosophy Engagement with audience
Art for art's sake
Theatre as a tool for social change
gptkbp:spouse Nandita_Sircar