Bharat Dave
Dave accepting Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award, Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, July 2018
Dave accepting Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award, Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, July 2018
BornBharat Balkrishna Dave
(1948-08-16)16 August 1948
Ahmedabad, Bombay State, India
Died15 May 2021(2021-05-15) (aged 72)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Occupation
  • Director
  • Dramatist
  • Television producer
NationalityIndian
Notable awards

Bharat Balkrishna Dave (16 August 1948 – 15 May 2021) was an Indian drama director, dramatist and television producer from Gujarat, India.[1] He was honored with the Gaurav Puraskar (1991) by Gujarat Government,[2] the Kumar Suvarna Chandrak (2016) and the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (2016).[2]

Biography

Dave was born on 16 August 1948 in Ahmedabad. He completed his M.A. from Gujarat University in 1971 and LLB studies in 1972. Due to his interest in drama, he completed a one-year diploma in the Natya Sangh of Bombay in 1973 and then a three-year diploma in direction from Alkazi Saheb at the National School of Drama, Delhi in 1976.[3][2] He had learnt the sitar and also used to do painting.[4] He returned to Ahmedabad and joined the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts established by Mrinalini Sarabhai.[3] In 1977, he became a television program producer at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) office in Ahmedabad.[1] Under Fulbright Scholarship, he received six months of training for communication technology in television production at Syracuse University in New York.[1]

In 1978, Dave founded a theatre group, Saptasindhu and staged more than 20 works by regional, national and international writers.[1] In 1980, he directed Rasiklal Parikh's play Mena Gurjari (Mena of Gujarat) for the National School of Drama.[1] In 1985, his play Muktadhara was selected at the National Drama Festival organized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.[1] He directed the play Manvini Bhavai, staged at the Jnanpith Award ceremony in 1987.[1] The memories of his theatrical activities have been published as Rangyatra.[5]

He died on 15 May 2021 following COVID-19.[5][3][2][6]

Recognition

In 1991, Dave received 'Critics Sandhan Award'[1] and honored with the Gaurav Puraskar by Gujarat Government.[2] In 2016, He was awarded Kumar Suvarna Chandrak and won the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (2016) for his book Vastavvadi Natak.[2] He won the Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award (2018) for his significant contribution in the field of drama.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "દવે, ભરત બાલકૃષ્ણ – Gujarati Vishwakosh – ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ". Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "મોટી ખોટ/ ગુજરાતના જાણીતા નાટ્યકાર અને લેખક ભરત દવેનું નિધન, કલાસંસ્કૃતિ ક્ષેત્રે આપેલું યોગદાન અતિમૂલ્યવાન - GSTV". 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "કર્મઠ રંગકર્મી ભરત દવે". opinionmagazine.co.uk. June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "રંગકર્મી ભરત દવેની વિદાય, રંગયાત્રીની રંગયાત્રા પર પડદો પડ્યો". ETV Bharat News. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Theatre personality Bharat Dave dies". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "ભરત દવે નાટ્યકાર અને કલાપુરુષને ભાવભરી સ્મરણાંજલિ". Sursamvad. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "પદ્મભૂષણ ડો. ધીરૂભાઇ ઠાકર સવ્યસાચી સારસ્વત એવોર્ડ - 2020". GujaratAffairs (in Gujarati). 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
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