Dr.Omendra Kumar Verma
| Dr.Omendra Kumar Verma | |
|---|---|
Dr.Omendra in March 2020 | |
| Born | 29 December 1962 (Age 55) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Theatre Activitist, Script Writer, Actor |
| Known for | Theatre Activitist |
| Notable work | Tumhari Amrita, Girija K Sapne, Ek aur Dronacharya, Jaanch Padtal, Purush |
Early Life And Family
Omendra has brought up in a middle-class family. His father Late Dr. Anand Swarup Verma was an Ayurveda Acharya. His mother Late Shanti Devi also died after a week of Omendra’s marriage. Dr. Omendra[1] had a very tough life during those days. He has three Siblings i.e., two Elder Brothers & one Sister. His elder brother also had some interest in Theatre. Dr. Omendra got married in 1994 to Nisha Verma. She helped him a lot and supported him a lot in his Theatre career. She still handles the work of Anukriti Rangmandal.[2][3] He has three children Disha & Eisha Verma (Daughters) and an only son Yash Verma. His daughter Disha Verma works with Lalit Kala Akademi.
Started Theatrical journey [4] with the foundation of a cultural group namely 'Playgroup' Kanpur in the 80s and staged play 'Ardhangini' with its writing & direction. With the intention of the revival of theatrical activities, Dr. Omendra Kumar reconstituted the IPTA Kanpur unit in 1982 which was lying almost dead. During the struggle period, he came into contact with legends like Kaifi Azmi, Rajendra Raghuvanshi, Jitendra Raghuvanshi, Dr. Mulkaraj Anand, Harbanas Singh, Dr. Hemlata Swarup, Prof. Ram Nath Mishra, Purushottam Kapoor, Lalit Mohan Awasthi, Veprakash Kapoor, Govind Vidyarthi, which changed the direction of his life. He directed several plays including Kamla, Madhvi, Ladai, Kisi ek phool ka naam lo, Tilottama, Saiya Bhaye Kotwal, Akaal, Ek Tha Gadha alongside Numbers of Theatre l festivals and so many theatre workshop organized in association with IPTA till 1988.
Education
He has completed Post Graduation in Sociology Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Kanpur Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine. Dr. Omendra also studied Post graduate diploma in Journalism from IGNOU New Delhi
Promoted Film Society Movement
In 1984, with the aim of bringing parallel cinema to the masses through theFilm Society movement, he established Indian forum of progressive films at Kanpur center under the patronage of famous filmmaker/director Journalist Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. Women's Film Festival (1987 Kanpur/1990 Dehradun), Screening of Shyam Benegal's films in 1995 & several seminars and discussions were prominent activities of the forum.
Training
He has conducted a Directional Workshop in March 1991, Organized a workshop with renowned theater artist Brij Mohan Shah, Director National School of Drama,
Sponsored by Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi, Lucknow.[5] Dr. Omendra has also conducted a Film Appreciation Workshop from 24-31 July 2010 Kanpur University/Kanpur University Organizer: Film and Television Institute of India, National Film Archives, Pune).
Establishment of Anukriti
With the establishment of a new theatre company ' Anukriti'[6] in August 1988, an Inaugural play based on Uttar Pradesh folk style 'Baje Dhindora' urf 'Khoon ka Rang' was staged at Kanpur & Nainital.
Journalism
From 1980 to 2011 independent columnist in Dharmayug, Madhuri, Inadu, Navbharat Times[7][8], Sandhya Samachar, Swatantra Bharat, Rashtriya Sahara, Amar Ujala India Today, Vanita, Natrang, Chhayanat and Dainik Jagran, of various subjects of art, culture, cinema & TV. During 1997 to 3011 worked as regular journalist in Dainik Jagran, Kanpur[9][10]
Notable Theatrical Performances/Presentations Event
On 12 September 1992 famous play 'Tumhari Amrita’ was staged in Kanpur performed by legend theatre artist Shabana Azmi and Farooq Sheikh. With the coordination of Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi, State Academies/Cultural Departments/Regional Cultural Centers/Several Cultural Organizations, more than 50 plays named as Ramleela, Bakri, Moteram ka Satyagrah[11] (all three are based on folk based nautanki style) Ek aur Dronacharya, Poster, Mukhya Mantri, Ranganath ki Wapsi, Girija ke Sapne, Toota Aaina, Pati patni aur..[12] Taj Mahal ka tendor, Purush[13][14][15] , Jaanch-Padtaal[16] , Praja hi Rahne do, Dus din ka Anshan, Sambodhan, Gagan Damama Bajyo were performed in more than 200 successful stage shows[17] over 100 cities including Lucknow,Saharanpur], Bareilly, Allahabad, Chandigarh, Katra Jammu[18], Ujjain, Delhi, Jaipur, Raipur, Udaipur, Alwar, Mumbai, Gwalior[19], Bhubaneswar, Shimla, Kullu, Nainital[20] , Dehradun, Ranchi, Banaras, Guwahati,Kolkata, Vardhman, Jalandhar, Patiala[21], Kurukshetra, Patna, Munger. Organised 7 National Level Festivals at Kanpur Centre. Dr. Omendra has also organized a National Drama Festival[22] 8-13th March 2019 in Kanpur.The festival became famous by the name of ‘A festival for Holi’ in the newspapers and journals.
First Repertoire of Kanpur
In 2011, 'Anukriti' Kanpur was granted status of Repertoire (Rangmandal) by Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi. This was the first establishment of any Repertoire in Kanpur.
Training And Workshops
Conducted theatrical workshops in educational institutions of national level including[23] Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, IIT Kanpur, Navodaya Vidyalaya, IIT Kanpur, Sir Padampat Singhania Education Centre.
TV Serials, Movies
Played many characters in Popular TV shows/Serial i.e., Crime Patrol, Savdhaan India, short/[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_film feature films] (A Daughters Dream, Ghalib, Family of Thakurganj, Bamfad, Acid).
Production & Direction
Neer, Safai me hi hai Samajhdari and production & Direction of many other short films.
Awards
Setu Rashtriya Natya Samman of Varanasi in 2017
Kalidaas Samman in 2017 by Kishor Da Sangeet Natya Trust Kurukshetra
Also awarded by several national level Organizations including MAAC (2016, 2018, 2020).
Theatre Honour by Shriram Foundation Kanpur 2019
Awarded by Amateur Dramatic Club, Gaiety Theatre Shimla for the play ‘Bakri’ and ‘Das din ka Anshan’on 07th Sept 2014.
Participation Honors at Divisional Drama Festival Hardoi 23 March 2015 / Gangoh (Saharanpur) 30 March 2018 by Sangeet Natak Academy Lucknow Uttar Pradesh.
Guest of Honor by Artwork and Natraj Arts Theater Patiala on 14.12.2019
Pandit Suryadev Pathak Samman (11.02.2018) by Anga Natya Manch, Bariarpur Munger (Bihar)
Kanti Krishna Samman 2019 on World Theater Day 27 March 2019 by Yuva Natya Sangeet Academy Ranchi
References
- ↑ "A virtual theatre festival for Kanpurites". The Times of India. 2020-10-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ Singh, Kp (2018-04-04). "संसाधनों के अभाव में भी निरंतर आगे बढ़ रहा हिन्दी रंगमंच". jalaun times. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Anukriti Rangmandal - Theatre". Anukriti Rangmandal. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "No place for plays in Kanpur: City theatre artists". The Times of India. 2017-06-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Play Gagan Damama Bajyo makes Kanpurites emotional | Entertainment - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "In search of happiness!". http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/. Retrieved 2024-01-10. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "अंग्रेजी हुकूमत के समय की नौकरशाही को दिखाया". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "An open mic organised in Kanpur | Entertainment - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "No place for plays in Kanpur: City theatre artists". The Times of India. 2017-06-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Play Purush staged in Kanpur | Entertainment - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "अंग्रेजी हुकूमत के समय की नौकरशाही को दिखाया". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "घर तोड़ने की होड़ और कलह का बीज बोने का मंचन -". Nai Dunia (in हिन्दी). 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Jaywant Dalvi", Wikipedia, 2023-05-01, retrieved 2024-01-10
- ↑ Patiala, Royal. "Purush-play on ugly face of inebriated politician staged at theatre festival". Royal Patiala.
- ↑ swadesh, swadesh. "सदमे से हो जाती माँ की मौत". स्वदेश. p. 2.
- ↑ "जाँच पड़ताल". naatak -. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Telegraph india epaper Calcutta 10 Jan 2024 | Page 1". epaper.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Rajouri News: नाटक आतंकवादी की प्रेमिका में दर्शाई मोहब्बत से नफरत तक की दास्तान". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ Bhaskar, Dainik. "नाट्य समारोह में चार नाटकों का होगा मंचन". Dainik Bhaskar.
- ↑ "फिल्म एवं नाट्य महोत्सव में नुक्कड़ नाटक (Natak) 'नशा नहीं-कभी नहीं' एवं ये आदमी (लाटा) फिल्म का प्रदर्शन — नवीन समाचार : समाचार नवीन दृष्टिकोण से". 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ Patiala, Royal (2019-12-14). "Purush-play on ugly face of inebriated politician staged at theatre festival". Royal Patiala. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ "A theatre festival for Holi in Kanpur". The Times of India. 2019-03-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Jammu Links News". www.jammulinksnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
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