C. Basavalingaiah

C. Basavalingaiah
Born	(1958-07-29)29 July 1958 Bangalore, India
Alma mater	National School of Drama University of Mysore
Occupation	Theatre director
Employers	National School of Drama, Bangalore Centre Rangayana
Known for	Theatre Direction of Kuvempu's Malegalalli madumagalu
Awards	Shivakumara State Level Award (2010) Sri K.V. Shankaregowda Award (2010) Karnataka State Award (Rajyotsava Award) (2001) Karnataka Nataka Academy Honorary Fellowship (1996)

C. Basavalingaiah (born 29 July 1958, India) is an Indian theatre director and theatre activist. ^[1] He has been appointed as the first director ^{[2] [3] [4]} of the National School of Drama Bangalore Centre. ^[5] He directed several stage plays that received wide attention. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. ^{[6] [7]} The views expressed by him on challenges faced by theatre in India today are thought provoking ^{[8] [9] [4]} He received many awards including Karnataka State Award Rajyotsava Award in 2001.^{[ citation needed ]}

Biography

C. Basavalingaiah was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. After his school and college he was selected for a three-year course in the National School of Drama.

Education

• Post Graduation in Theatre Direction, National School of Drama, Delhi
• MA in Kannada Literature, University of Mysore

Major contributions

Inspired by B. V. Karanth, his subsequent efforts have significantly contributed to develop theater as a medium of entertainment and a tool for social change. ^{[10] [11] [12]} Kuvempu's Malegalalli madumagalu ^[13] (The Bride in the Mountains) a popular play was directed by Basavalingiah. This play was staged more than 15 times in Bangalore and Mysore, and this play was showcased to nearly 60,000 audience.

His contributions were featured in Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology ^[14]

Plays directed

• Devanooru Mahadeva's Kusumabale
• The Road
• Antigone
• Andhayuga
• Gandhi V/S Gandhi
• Shoodra Thapasvi
• Tippuvina Kanasugalu
• King Oedipus
• Berlge Koral
• Alamana Adbhuta Nyaya
• Erobi
• Shakespeare's A Mid Summer Night's Dreams
• Agni Mattu Male
• Hitler V/s. Brecht
• Malegalalli madumagalu ^[15] (based on the book by Kuvempu)
• 2009 and 2014 – Manushya Jati Tanode Valam – a sound and light show for Information Department
• 2006 - Lankesharige Namaskaara, (stage adaptation of P. Lankesh's one act plays, poetry, short story, teeke-tippani, etc.)
• 2005 - Directed a mega play JANAPADA MAHABHAARATH for children, in which 400 children performed and was well appreciated by the mass & media.
• Samaba Shiva Prahasana
• Pagala Raja
• Jangamadedege
• MacBeth
• Venara Vemana
• Sewooz Nagarath Shin Shular Brutho
• Ekalavya's Thumb
• Edegaarike

Awards

• 2010 - Shivakumara State Level Award, honoured by Sirigere Bruhanmata, Sanehalli, Karnataka
• 2010 - Sri K.V. Shankaregowda Award
• 2001 - Karnataka State Award (Rajyotsava Award)
• 1996 - Karnataka Nataka Academy, Honorary Fellowship Award

References

1. Staff Correspondent (19 April 2012). "Today's youth have no role models, says activist". Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2018– via www.thehindu.com.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
2. Khajane, Muralidhara (16 August 2014). "C. Basavalingaiah is the first director of Bangalore NSD". Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2018– via www.thehindu.com.
3. "First Director of Bangalore National School of Drama. August 2014 - Karnataka First". karnatakafirst.in. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
4. "PressReader - the Hindu: 2017-01-06 - an act of individuality". Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018– via PressReader.
5. "Bengaluru Center". Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
6. "The TimeOut-Mint Planner - Livemint". www.livemint.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
7. Singh, L. Romal M. (3 June 2013). "Going strong: Nine hours of pure Kuvempu magic". DNA India. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
8. Khajane, Muralidhara (6 January 2017). "People are not consumers in a democracy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2018– via www.thehindu.com.
9. "People are not consumers in a democracy". 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2018– via www.thehindu.com.
10. "Setting the stage for change". 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
11. "Kannada Play : Malegalalli Madumagalu directed by C Basavalingaiah, Theatre, Dance, Drama, Mallattahalli, Bangalore". asklaila. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
12. TheKuvempu (29 December 2010). "Malegalalli Madumagalu". Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2018– via YouTube.
13. Malegalalli madumagalu
14. Richman, Paula (20 April 2018). Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology. Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0253219534. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2018– via Google Books.
15. "ಮಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮದುಮಗಳು ನಾಟಕ". ಮಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮದುಮಗಳು ನಾಟಕ. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.