The Colossus That Was Bapurao Naik

(Arun Naik, Bapurao Naik's elder son speaks at the Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh kickstarting Bapurao Naik's centenary year celebrations).

The monthly Natak was put in circulation in 1957 by S.N. Andhrutkar. This was a small sized booklet in black and white. Nothing lavish. But it had very good articles. My father wrote some series of articles on Greek Theatre, Sanskrit Theatre, Theatre Architecture. These articles should have become full-fledged books with illustrations. I have a collection. But not complete. My father later taught these subjects at the annual theatre workshops of the government which Vijaya Mehta and Madhav Watwe conducted. There were no theatre training facilities in those days. The National School of Drama (NSD) had not started. Ebrahim Alkazi, who went on to become NSD’s first director, conducted private classes for his own troupe members.

Sahitya Sangh decided to build its theatre. Funds were collected. Plans were prepared based on my father’s plans. One big change was that they put the stage on the Queens Road side instead of the Girgaum side. This necessitated some alterations, but the stage and auditorium areas remained the same.

<< Previous | Next >>

read / post your comments

Features

- 60 Years of TO MEE NAVHECH (new)
- Tribute to Annabhau (new)
- Satish Alekar's New Play (new)
- A Book On Jayant Pawar's Plays
- Summer Is Here
- World Theatre Day Message
- World Theatre Day After The Unlocking
- Tribute To Burjor & Ruby Patel
- Reopening of Theatre Spaces in Mumbai
- Thespo 23 Digital Youth Festival
- Comment: Tribute to Jayant Pawar
- THESPO AUDIO-TORIUM
- Thespo: Young Live Digital | The light Catcher
- Playwrights & The Pandemic
- Keeping The Show Going

Archives

Discussion Board

The Colossus That Was Bapurao Naik(Arun Naik, Bapurao Naik's elder son speaks at the Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh kickstarting Bapurao Naik's centenary year celebrations).

Schedule

The Colossus That Was Bapurao Naik

(Arun Naik, Bapurao Naik's elder son speaks at the Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh kickstarting Bapurao Naik's centenary year celebrations).