Adya Sharma ( as, আদ্য শৰ্মা) was a producer of
mobile theatre
Mobile Theatre (), is a form of popular theatre exclusive to Assam. Unlike Street plays, Mobile Theatre groups travel from place to place with their cast, singers, musicians, dancers and crew, often carrying tents and seating with them.
His ...
from
Nalbari district
Nalbari (Pron: nɔ:lˈbɑ:ri) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Nalbari.
History
Nalbari was declared a sub division of undivided Kamrup District in 1967. The district was cr ...
of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
.
Sharma was born in Makhibaha,
Nalbari district
Nalbari (Pron: nɔ:lˈbɑ:ri) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Nalbari.
History
Nalbari was declared a sub division of undivided Kamrup District in 1967. The district was cr ...
. He was known as ''Guruji'' and ''Kaka'' (brother). His first production was at the Purbajyoti Theatre in 1966. One of his achievements was staging ''
Titanic
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'' in
Kohinoor Theatre
The Kohinoor Theatre ( as, কহিনুৰ থিয়েটাৰ) is a mobile theatre group of the North-Eastern Indian state of Assam, founded by Sri Ratan Lahkar in 1976.
Kohinoor Theatre has performed dramas based on Indian, Assamese c ...
, one of the leading mobile theatre groups in Assam.
He died in
Nalbari
Nalbari (Pron: nɔ:lˈbɑ:rɪ) is a town and a municipal board in Nalbari district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Assam. Nalbari town is also the headquarters of Nalbari district, Nalbari District. The town is one of ma ...
, Assam.
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References
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Assam dramatists and playwrights
1929 births
2015 deaths
People from Nalbari district
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
Dramatists and playwrights from Assam