Kewal Dhaliwal

Kewal Dhaliwal
Kewal Dhaliwal
Born	(1964-10-07) 7 October 1964 (age 60) Ajnala, Amritsar district, Punjab, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Post Graduation from National School of Drama
Alma mater	National School of Drama
Occupation	Theatre director
Years active	1978–present
Organization	Manch Rangmanch

Kewal Dhaliwal (born 7 October 1964) is a Punjabi playwright, theater director and president of Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi Chandigarh. ^{[1] [2]} An alumnus of the National School of Drama, Dhaliwal has been active in theater for more than forty-seven years. ^[3]

Life

Kewal Dhaliwal was born in a village near Ajnala, Amritsar district, Punjab in the family of Shiv Singh and Mohinder Kaur. ^[4] In 1978, he joined the theatre group of Gursharan bhaji as an artist and worked there for ten years. In 1988, Kewal Dhaliwal joined the National School of Drama. Then he came to Amritsar and founded Punjabi Theatre Group Manch Rangmanch. ^[5]

Plays

Plays Produced and Directed by Kewal Dhaliwal

No.	Name of Play	Writer
1.	Heer Waris Shah	Waris Shah
2.	Tuglaq	Girish Karnad
3.	White Nights	Dostovaski/ Davinder Daman
4.	Andha Yug	Dharamveer Bharti
5.	Ashad Ka Ek Din	Mohan Rakesh
6.	Mrichchhakatika	Shudrak
7.	Ghasiram Kotwal	Vijay Tendulkar
8.	Saiyan Bhaye Kotwal	Vasant Sabnis
9.	The House of Barnada Alba	Federico García Lorca
10.	Blood Wedding	Federico García Lorca
11.	Chakarviyu	Rattan Thiyam
12.	The Caucasian Chalk Circle	Bartolt Brecht

Play collections

• Mavan
• Aje Taan Supne Sulghde
• Dhukhda Roh
• Jajbian De Aar Paar

Plays for children

• Shahir Saleti
• Rajya Raj Krendya

Play

• Itihas De Safe Te
• Sarkar e Khalsa
• Mera Rang De Basanti Chola

Edited play

• Das Baal Natak
• Das Nukad Natak
• It Marg Pair Dreejai
• Purja Purja Kat Mare
• Bal Hua Bandhan Chhoote

Articles on theater

• Rangkarmi Di Teesri Akhkh

Productions

• Nora (Navnindra Behl)
• Ma (Maxim Gorki)
• Medni (Swaraj Bir)
• Shayari (Swaraj Bir )
• Kabir (S N Sewak)
• Kaidon ( Shahiryar )
• Kort Marshal ( Savdesh Deepak )
• Tasveeran (Swaraj Bir )
• Pul-sirat (Swaraj Bir )

References

1. Saini, Neha (27 March 2018). "Need to build relationship with theatre: Kewal Dhaliwal". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
2. "Ajoka Theatre peace project concludes". 5 May 2017.
3. Singh, Parul Sharma (18 June 2012). "Theatre knows no boundaries – The Hindu". The Hindu.
4. "Manchan Directory". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
5. "Manch Rangmanch  -  Manchan Profiles". Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.