Natarang Pratishthan

Archive and Resource Centre for Indian Theatre

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Image: Talle Dand (1990), Writer: Girish Karnad, Director: Jayteerth Joshi, Music: B. V. Karanth. (NP Acc. No. 3187)

Board of Trustees

Chairman
- Ashok Vajpeyi
  Chairman, Lalit Kala Academy; Former Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalay and eminent poet, critic and writer
Members
- Namvar Singh
  Hindi Literary Critic, Scholar
- Bansi Kaul
  Theatre Director & Designer
- Bhaskar Ghose
  Senior Government Executive; Former Secretary, Department of Culture, Government of India; Former D.G. Doordarshan
- Om Prakash Jain
  Director, Sanskriti Pratishthan, Art Promoter, Businessman
Life Member
- Kirti Jain
  Professor and Former Director, National School Drama
Treasurer
- Sanjeev Bhargava
  Director, Seher, Art & Film Promoter
Managing Trustee
- Devendra Bhushan Gupta
  Economist, Professor, Institute of Economic Growth; Professor, Faculty of Managements Studies; Former Advisor, Planning Commission

Former Trustees

Nemichandra Jain
Founder Chairman
Author, Poet, Theatre Critic, Editor (Hindi Theatre Quarterly, Natarang)
Rekha Jain
Writer and Director, Children plays. Director: Umang.
Tanvir Ahmad
Exhibitions Administrator
Rakesh Mohan
Economist and Government Executive; Director General, National Council of Applied Economic Research; and Former Economic Advisor to the Government of India
Vikram Lal
Senior Corporate Sector Executive; Group Chairman, Eicher Group of Companies
Habib Tanvir
Theatre director, actor, playwright and social activist.

Founder Members

Nemichandra Jain
Founder Chairman
Rekha Jain
Devendra Bhushan Gupta
Ashok Vajpeyi
Tanvir Ahmad
Kirti Jain

Office bearers

Rashmi Vajpeyi
Director
Dancer, Scholar
Shiv Narayan Khanna
Archive Chief
Former Director Delhi Public Library
Head of Department and Secretary
Delhi Library Board

B. V. KARANTH

B. V. Karanth's Music

"Music scored by B. V. Karanth was the most rewarding experience. It revealed Karanth’s forceful understanding of the stage music and tonal richness. He had creatively blended elements of classical, folk and western music.
(Play Agha Hashra Kashmiri’s ‘Yahudi ki Ladki’ presented by 2nd year student of NSD was directed by Ankur.)"

Karanth’s innovative music
Indian Express (1st April 1990)

"Sattavara Neralu was staged 200 times and attained the status of classic in Kannad Theatre. Karanth elevated the play to the status of a classic, by intelligently using the composition of Purandar Das in the play by introducing the element of wit & satire. The songs were composed in an unconventional style, opening a new chapter in interpretative music composing."