Sudipto Chatterjee ( bn, সুদীপ্ত চট্টোপাধ্যায়; born: 26 July 1964) is an Indian performance scholar actor,

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and poet of

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descent. Chatterjee's His solo performance ''Man of the Heart'', about

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, has received acclaim.

Career

Chatterjee has taught at

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, Tufts University and

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in the US, along with

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in the UK, and

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, Centre for Studies in the Social Sciences (Calcutta), National School of Drama and the Heritage Academy in India. He is (currently) the artistic director of Spectactors, a

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-based Indian theater group.

Sexual harassment allegations

On 14 October 2019, a student who worked under Chatterjee for a theatrical performance alleged that he sexual harassed her.. Subsequently, two other women raised similar allegations and FIRs were lodged. Chaterjee rejected the allegations, deeming them to be misconstruals of a particular form of theatrical training involving sexual overtones. He claimed that he was forced to resign from his teaching position at Heritage Academy. He was arrested, shortly thereafter. Many theater personalities have condemned the incident and rejected Sudipto's defense.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatterjee, Sudipto Bengali musicians Indian theatre directors 1964 births Living people Don Bosco schools alumni University of Calcutta alumni Musicians from West Bengal