Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry

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Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
A still of Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Theatre - Direction by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg
Born (1950-04-14) 14 April 1950 (age 72)
Amritsar
NationalityIndian
OccupationTheatre Director
SpousePushvinder Singh Chowdhry

Dr. Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry (born 14 April 1951) is a Chandigarh-based theatre artist [1] [2] who has worked around the world. [3] She was awarded the 2003 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the Theatre Direction category. [4] She was the recipient of the 2011 Padma Shri Award. [5] [6] She is Professor Emeritus at Punjab University. [7] Her well-known plays include Kitchen Katha, [8] [9] The Suit, [10] Yerma, [11] [12] Nagamandala, [13] The Mad Woman of Chaillot, [14] [15] Little Eyolf, Bitter Fruit, [16] Naked Voices, [17] [18] Stree Patra [19] and Gumm Hai. [20]

Early life

Neelam was born in 1950 and grew up in Amritsar, Punjab. She finished her Master's degree in art history from the Punjab University, Chandigarh. She graduated from the National School of Drama in Delhi in 1975 and got trained under Ebrahim Alkazi. [21] [1]

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