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Safdar Hashmi (12 April 1954 – 2 January 1989) was a communist playwright and director, best known for his work with street theatre in India. He was also an actor, lyricist, and theorist, and he is still considered an important voice in Indian political theatre. [1]
4 de ene. de 2020 · Safdar Hashmi—Trading a Cushioned life to Work for the Deprived. It was the ultimate tribute to a man, who could have easily enjoyed the comforts life had offered, but instead chose to live in the dust surrounded by the most deprived sections of the Indian society.
3 de ene. de 2017 · Actor and playwright Sudhanva Deshpande on his years with Jana Natya Manch and a martyred cultural icon.
Thirty Five Years After He Was Killed, Safdar Hashmi’s Legacy Still Remains Alive - The Wire. We need your support to keep journalism independent.
On January 2, 1989, the convenor of Janam, Safdar Hashmi, died in a New Delhi hospital following a murderous attack on Janam activists the previous day by anti-social elements patronized by the ruling vested interests.
22 de mar. de 2020 · A thirty-four-year-old Safdar Hashmi, while performing a street play in Jhandapur, a village in Uttar Pradesh not far from Delhi, was beaten to death in broad daylight, hit over twenty...
27 de jul. de 2020 · Sudhanva succinctly captures this “afterlife” of Safdar Hashmi and the influence that he has had on the progressive cultural sphere in India. The book will certainly inaugurate new debates...
