S. M. Azhar Alam M.A., Ph. D. He is presently working as a Senior Lecturer

Lecturer

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 at Maulana Azad College

Maulana Azad College

Maulana Azad College is located in central Calcutta, West Bengal, India. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road and SN Banerjee Road, popularly called "Lotus crossing".It is a Government college and affiliated to the University of Calcutta...

, Kolkata. He has done his Ph. D on Urdu Theatre Tradition & Problems. Currently he is working on the project “Study and Analysis of Translation & Adaptation of Drama in Urdu from 1960 till date”.

His theatre journey started from the year 1987 and since then he is actively involved with Hindi and Urdu theatre. He is also involved with Nepali Theatre and has worked with Nepali Folk Artistes of Darjeeling for five years and prepared 2 plays in Nepali. Currently he is the director of Little Thespian. He is an all rounder

All-rounder

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 well versed in all departments of theatre including set design

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, make–up and stage lighting.

He has acted in more than 40 plays and directed 19 major plays. Translation of plays from other language into Urdu is also his forte.

He has been awarded Best Playwright for the Urdu play “Namak Ki Guddia” in 2001 from Paschim Banga Natya Academy, Dept. of Culture, Govt. of West Bengal

West Bengal

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 and has represented West Bengal Five times in the event of One-Act Play

One act play

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 in the National Youth Festival organized by Department of Culture, Govt. of India.

He has received financial help from Paschim Banga Natya Akademy, for the play “Lohar” under the Young Director’s Scheme on the occasion of Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht

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 Birth Centenary in the year 1999. Then again in1999 he received financial help from West Bengal Urdu Academy for the play “Tamsili Mushaera” (on the occasion of 2nd Birth Centenary of Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Ghalib

Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...

). Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, granted him financial help in the year 2004 and 2005 for the plays “Hayavadana” in Nepali and “Akee” in Urdu.