Sonia Gandhi mourns Habib Tanvir’s death
June 8th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday mourned the death of veteran Hindi theatre personality Habib Tanvir, who passed away in Bhopal.
In a statement issued here, Gandhi condoled Tanvir’s death and appreciated his contributions to the field of theatre.
Tanvir died at about 6.30 a.m. Monday at the National Hospital at Bhopal, where he had been admitted about 20 days ago after developing respiratory problems. He was 85, family sources said.
Tanvir was a popular Hindi playwright, theatre director, actor and poet and wrote plays like “Agra Bazar” (1954) and “Charandas Chor” (1975). In 1959, he founded a theatre company called the Naya Theatre.
He was a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1969, Padma Shri in 1983, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1996, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002.
Tanvir was also nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha (1972-1978). His play “Charandas Chor” got him the Fringe Firsts Award at the Edinburgh International Drama Festival in 1982.
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