The Jnanpith winner, Rhodes Scholar, master playwright, screenwriter, actor, director and an iconic personality in India's cultural landscape, Girish Karnad (19 May 1938-10 June 2019) was honoured with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan, apart from four National Film Awards and a Sahitya Akademi honour. In a career spanning six decades, Karnad acted in Kannada, Hindi and Marathi films, in both mainstream and parallel cinema. He fearlessly raised his voice on varied socio-political issues.
To celebrate the life and works of the Late Mr Girish Karnad,The Nehru Centre in association with Vatayan:Poetry on South Bank has invited, some of his close friends and associates , who will briefly speak on his multifaceted personality, sharing their anecdotes . This will be accompanied by audio and video clips.
Speakers include:
Ruth Padel (poetry)
Alaknanda Samarth (Girish’s Theatre’s Worldview)
Sangeeta Datta (Life Goes on)
Chris Banfield (Hayavadana)
Chitra Sundaram (Girish at Goldsmith)
Nasreen Rehman (Peace in South Asia)
Dr Nandakumara (Sanskrit connection)
Vayu Naidu with Nona Sheppherd (Sutradhara & Leicester Haymarket Theatre)
Nasreen Munni Kabir (Bollywood)
Lalit Mohan Joshi (New Indian Cinema)
Dr Nikhil Kaushik (81 – A Good Blessed Innings)
Jay Visvadeva/Anouraag Dhoundiyal (Mysticsm)
Tejendra Sharma (Girish, the Activist)
Neelum Singh (The Nehru Centre Years)