Amrita Lal Basu (1853–1929) was a

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and stage actor of

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. He was one of the pioneers of the public theatre in

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in British era. He is well known for his farces and satirical plays.

Works

*''Byapika Biday'' (1926) *''Dvande Matanam'' (1926). d. Anantatanay (Dattatray Anant Apte) (b. 1879) *''Tiltarpan'' (1881) *''Bibaha Bibhrat'' (1884) *''Taru-Bala'' (1891) *''Kalapani'' (1892) *''Bimata'' (1893) *''Adarsha Bandhu'' (1900) *''Avatar'' (1902) *''Babu'' (1893) *''Chorer Upar Batpari''

Education

He graduated from the General Assembly's Institution (now the

Scottish Church College Scottish Church College is a college affiliated by Calcutta University, India. It offers selective co-educational undergraduate and postgraduate studies and is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in Asia. ...

), before proceeding to the

Calcutta Medical College Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a Government medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest existing hospitals in Asia. The institute was established on 28 Janua ...

, from where he dropped out after two years of study.''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 588

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* 19th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 1929 deaths 1853 births Bengali theatre personalities Male actors from British India People from the Bengal Presidency Bengali male actors Indian male stage actors Indian theatre directors Male actors from Kolkata Oriental Seminary alumni Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni 19th-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian male actors Indian male dramatists and playwrights Writers from Kolkata 19th-century Indian male writers Dramatists and playwrights from West Bengal 20th-century Indian male writers {{Playwright-stub