Purushottam Karandak

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Purushottam Karandak
Begins1963
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Pune, India
Inaugurated1963 (1963)
Organized byMaharashtriya Kalopasak

The Purushottam Karandak, is an annual inter-collegiate Marathi one -act play competition where students from across Maharashtra representing their respective college participate.[1][2] The inter-collegiate one-act play competition is known for giving a platform to amateur actors, some of whom have become professional actors, directors and playwrights. [3]

History[]

The founding members of Maharashtriya Kalopasak, were Purushottam Ramchandra Vaze, Bhagwanrao Pandit, Prabhudas Bhupatkar, Keshavrao Date and Mahamopadhyay Datto Vaman Potdar [4] In 1962 the death of the founding member Purushottam Ramchandra Vaze aka Appasaheb was a big loss for the theatre fraternity and dedicated to his memory Rajabhau Natu, a stalwart in experimental theatre suggested of organizing an inter-collegiate inter-collegiate one-act play competition and thus in 1963, Purushottam Karandak was started.[5]

Venues[]

Purushottam Karandak takes place at Bharat Natya Mandir every year.

Famous Purushottam Participants[]

Some of the actors and directors who were the participants of Purushottam Karandak are [6]

References[]

  1. ^ Bari, Prachi (8 September 2018). "Best of 'Purshottan Karandak' take stage from September 9 in Pune". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ Chatterjee, Swati. "Purushottam Karandak at its best - Indian Express". Indian Express. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ "15 actors from Purushottam Karandak to feature in Rege - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ Bari, Prachi (23 July 2017). "Purushottam Karandak, a launch pad for artistes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Purushottam shaped them". Pune Mirror. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. ^ Kharade, Pallavi (11 September 2011). "Stars are made here: Pune inter-collegiate one-act play competition". DNA India. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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