Safdar Hashmi (12 April 1954 â€" 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] He
was an activist of the Students' Federation of India (SFI).He was a
founding member of Jana Natya Manch (People's Theatre Front; JANAM for
short) in 1973, which grew out of the Indian People's Theatre
Association (IPTA). He was murdered in 1989 in Jhandapur, while
performing a street play, Halla Bol.[2]Safdar Hashmi was born on 12
April 1954 in Delhi, to Haneef and Qamar Azad Hashmi. He spent the
early part of his life in Delhi and Aligarh, where he grew up in a
liberal Marxist environment, and went on to complete his schooling in
Delhi. Actress Saba Azad is his niece.
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] He
was an activist of the Students' Federation of India (SFI).He was a
founding member of Jana Natya Manch (People's Theatre Front; JANAM for
short) in 1973, which grew out of the Indian People's Theatre
Association (IPTA). He was murdered in 1989 in Jhandapur, while
performing a street play, Halla Bol.[2]Safdar Hashmi was born on 12
April 1954 in Delhi, to Haneef and Qamar Azad Hashmi. He spent the
early part of his life in Delhi and Aligarh, where he grew up in a
liberal Marxist environment, and went on to complete his schooling in
Delhi. Actress Saba Azad is his niece.
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