Manjul Bhardwaj
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Biography
Manjul Bhardwaj is an actor, director, writer, facilitator and initiator in theatre. He is from Dakhora, a village in Rewari District in Haryana, India. For past two decades, he is based in Mumbai and dedicated himself for creating "The Theatre of Relevance". As a writer and director, he has written and directed more than 25 plays.
In 1992 he has founded The Experimental Theatre Foundation a pioneer theatre movement in India. He has conducted more than 300 "Theatre of Relevance" workshops for different Organizations/Institutions/Groups, etc. in 28 states of India and abroad (Singapore and Germany) Brandeis University, Boston USA sends students for internship to understand fundamentals, principles, concepts and processes of "Theatre of Relevance".
He has been working in theatre since last 25 years at grassroots level in rural & tribal parts, towns and Metro cities of India to the elitist international levels.
He is working on the issues like child labourers, HIV & AIDS affected People, "Sex Selection -(the homicide of female fetus)" etc.
In 2006, He and his group was invited in "Kinder Kultur Karawane" by Buro Fur Kultur Und-Medien Projekte to Germany to perform play "Vishwa – The World" for 41 days from 10 September to 20 October 2006. The play Vishwa – The World was performed 24 times in 13 cities of Germany i.e. Hamburg, Ahrensburg, Berlin, Dessau, Penzberg, Biberach, Dobeln, Wiesbaden, Marburg, Chemnitz, Aschaffenburg, Freiburg & Radolfzell.
Plays / Drama / Theater
Following Plays are Written and Directed by Manjul Bhardwaj.
Sr.No. | Year | Name of The Play | Language | Subject | Play Time | First Time Presented At | First Time Presented on |
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1 | 1993 | Door Se Kisi Ne Aawaj Di | Hindi | Secularism & National Integration | 30 Mins | Birla Krida Kendra, Girgaon, Mumbai | 12 February 1993 |
2 | 1993 | Dekha Dekhi | Hindi | Commercialization & Middle Class | 60 mins | Karnataka Sangh, Matunga, Mumbai | 17 April 1993 |
3 | 1994 | Mera Bachpan | Hindi | Child Labour | 40 Mins | Gautam Nagar, Charkop, Kandivali (W), Mumbai | 12 April 1994 |
4 | 1994 | Dwandwa | Hindi | Household Violence | 30 Mins | Tata Community Centre, Chembur, Mumbai | 31 July 1994 |
5 | 1998 | Napunsak | Hindi | Political & Social Satire | 50 Mins | Sydenham College, Churchgate, Mumbai | 9 March 1998 |
6 | 1998 | Main Aurat Hun | Hindi | Women Identity | 30 Mins | Mumbai University, Mumbai | 11 April 1998 |
7 | 1999 | Vidya Dadati Viniyam | Hindi | Importance of Education | 40 Mins | Karnataka Sangh, Matunga, Mumbai | 13 January 1999 |
8 | 2000 | B-7 | English | Globalization, Privatization, & Commercialization | 50 Mins | UNESCO Theatre, Hannover, Germany | 7 September 2000 |
9 | 2001 | B-7 | Hindi | Globalization, Privatization, & Commercialization | 50 Mins | Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai | 18 January 2001 |
10 | 2002 | Dhundh | Hindi | Child Sexual Exploitation | 50 Mins | A.V. Room, N.C.P.A. Mumbai | 21 November 2002 |
11 | 2003 | Red Light | Hindi | Human Trafficking | 50 Mins | Mumbai Police Gymkhana, Mumbai | 16 March 2003 |
12 | 2005 | Ladali | Hindi | Sex/Gender selection – Female Foeticide | 60 Mins | Tata Theatre, S.P.P.A.A. Mumbai | 9 June 2005 |
13 | 2006 | Vishwa – The World | English | Youth Struggles Dreams & their Idols | 70 Mins | Aufführung, "Kultur im Betrieb", Beiersdorf AG, Unnastraße 48, Hamburg, Germany | 12 September 2006 |
14 | 2012 | Chhed Chhad Kyun? | Hindi | Eve-teasing and Sexual Harassment | 70 Mins | Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai | 28 September 2012 |
15 | 2013 | Garbh | Hindi | Awakening Human within Human | 80 Mins | Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai | 1 March 2013 |
16 | 2013 | Drop by Drop :Water | Hindi | Celebrating water's life-sustaining virtue but strongly opposing its Privatization | 70 Mins | Kinder Kultur Karawane −2013, Hamburg, Germany | 31 Aug 2013 |
Awards/Nominations
- UNFPA-Laadli Media Awards for Western Region for Gender Sensitivity 2006–07 – Category – 16. Theatre- Street Theatre Manjul Bhardwaj, Experimental Theatre Foundation
- First, Population. "UNFPA-Laadli Media Awards for Western Region 2006–07 under Theatre- Street Theatre Category". Population First. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
Theaters / Workshops Conducted
Dates | Location | Name of the Theater / Workshop | In Association with |
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4 June 2012 15 – June 2012 | Ashirwad Bhawan, Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh | Bal Rang Karyashala – "Aao Khele Natak" | The Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh |