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Kshitij
Theatre Group was established in 1987 by an inspired team of the
National School of Drama graduates with an aim to promote and
mobilize effective theatre. It has produced certain remarkable
plays like Girish Karnad's YAYATI,
Badal Sircar's PAGLA GHODA, Dr. Sudha Srivastav's BIYABAN
MEIN UGTEY KINSHUK, under the direction of Bipin Kumar.
Acharya Chatursen's GOLI-EK
PAIDAYISHI GHULAM, Vidyadhar Pundlik's KARMABHUMI,
dramatisation of A. Pushkin's short stories BURFEELI AANDHI AUR
PISTAUL KA NISHANA and Alexender Gelman's PAHAUNCH
WALA AADAMI, under the direction of Bharti Sharma.
Dario Fo's ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, Dr. Laxmi Narayan
Lal's SURYAMUKH
and TEEN KAHANIYAAN, directed by Vijay Kumar. Ashapurna Devi's
SUBARNALATA
directed by Kirti Jain (Ex-Director, N.S.D), Shivaji Sawant's
MRITYUNJAY directed by Mukul Nag, Kashinath Singh's CHHOTI SI
KHUSHI, KASBA, JUNGLE AUR SAHEB KI PATNI directed by Jaspal Singh.
Modern Russian writer Liudmila Petrushvaskaya's NETS & TRAPS,
directed by famous drama critic Ms. Kavita Nagpal. Russian play
OLD FASHIONED COMEDY written by Alexai Arbuzov, directed by Ms.
Anamika Haksar and performed by famous Film and T.V. Star Vinod
Nagpal and Kavita Nagpal, Siegfried Lenz's BEGUNAHON
KA GUNAH, directed by Vivek Mishra.All these plays were
highly acclaimed by the audience and drama critics. Seven of its
productions have got the Best Play Of The Year Award by Delhi
Administration's Sahitya Kala Parishad - BIYABAN
MEIN UGTEY KINSHUK (1993), SURYAMUKH
(1994), PAHAUNCH
WALA AADAMI (1997), CHHOTI SI KHUSHI, KASBA, JUNGLE
AUR SAHEB KI PATNI (1998), SUBARNALATA
(1999), YAYATI
(2001) and GOLI...EK
PAIDAYISHI GHULAM (2002).
The Group has also been invited by the National School of Drama
to perform in the Bharat Rang Mahotsava organized by N.S.D. The
group has performed SUBARNALATA, YAYATI and GOLI...EK PAIDAYISHI
GHULAM in the Mahotsava. It has performed YAYATI in the National
Drama Festival of N.C.Z.C.C (Chandigarh) sponsored by the Sangeet
Natak Academy, New Delhi, in 2002.
In addition to producing plays, Kshitij has played a vital role
in expanding and mobilizing theatre activities. It has been consistently
functioning in remote areas all over India, in collaboration with
the Department of Culture, Ministry of HRD with an intension to
impart basic learning skills and generate awareness amongst the
people through Intensive Theatre Workshops. For instance, theatre
workshop conducted in 1994 at Lohardaga (Jharkhand), Almora (Uttaranchal)
in 1995 and 1997, and at Pauri (Uttaranchal) in 1996 were highly
successful.
Kshitij has also undertaken specialized research in the field
of folk art and culture of the Himalayan region. In this direction
it has produced three documentary films titled ALMORA KE TAMRASHILPI,
KUMAON KI PARAMPARIK LOK KALAYEIN and GARHWAL KI PARAMPARIK LOK
KALAYEIN for the Ministry of Culture, all directed by Bharti Sharma.
The group has performed for the Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL).
It has also been invited by the India Trade Promotion Organisation,
Pragati Maidan, to perform plays during the inaugural ceremonies
of Children's Fair in 1995 and Women's Development fair in 1997.
The group has performed in the ODEON drama festival organized
by HUTCH at KOLKATA in June, 2003.
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THE PIONEER FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25, 1994
A group which does few productions but does
them well, Kshitij is a company that needs to be watched. That
is the feeling one gets from the group - dedication, hard work
and, most of all, people who take theatre seriously.
SMITA
NIRULA
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THE
HINDU, Friday, May 12, 2000
Kshitij Theatre Group, established some
13 years ago by a few NSD graduates is one of the top theatre
companies in Delhi that, over the years, has given us some good
plays, all directed by NSD alumni. Five of its past productions
have got the Best Play of the Year Award by Delhi administration's
Sahitya Kala Parishad.
ROMESH CHANDER
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INDIAN
EXPRESS, Wednessday, February 8, 1995
They put it up briefly, but sensibly. Kshitij
Theatre Group has a penchant for uncluttered and sensible theater.
ASHISH SHARMA
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THE
HINDU, Friday, May 17, 2002
Kshitij,
formed about 15 years ago by some graduates of National School
of Drama, has over the years given us some good theatre and what
is more, all its productions to date have been directed by former
students of NSD. The moving spirit, if one may use the term, behind
the group is Bharti Sharma who has been active on the Delhi stage
for the past 20 years or so and has given us some good theatre.
Besides theatre she has been very active on TV.
Romesh
Chander
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THE
HINDUSTAN TIMES
SATURDAY, March 15, 1997
Kshitij
productions are invariably extremely neat, clearly articulated,
and combine drama with body movement to highlight absract ideas
inner turmoil, unspoken interludes. This meticulous well-groomed
look places their productions a class above most amateur theartre
shows.
KAVITA
NAGPAL
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