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Habib Tanvir of Ponga Pandit fame no more
WSN Network

BHOPAL: Eminent Indian playwright, actor and director HabibTanvir died here on Monday, leaving a colossal void in the world of theatre. The 85-year-old multifaceted giant of Indian theatre, who was active till recently despite his failing health, made waves with Agra Bazar, Charandas Chor and Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya. He wrote, directed and acted in plays and deftly fused popular forms of theatre with social consciousness and blend folk theatre with modernity.  

His fascination with the folk melodies of Chhattisgarh, which he picked up during his frequent visits to the countryside  here his uncles were landowners, was a reflection of the same.  

One of Tanvir’s works, Ponga Pandit, got him into trouble with Hindu activists post-Babri who accused it of denigrating Hinduism.

10 June  2009
 

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