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'''Baskhar''' (19**-). Renowned Indian dancer who visited South Africa to play in Rabindranath Tagore’s ''[[King of the Dark Chamber]]'' in 1961. [[Union Artists]] brought the Indian director [[Krishna Shah]] to mount this production which also starred [[Surya Kumari]] and opened in Durban before playing at the [[Wits Great Hall]].  
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[[Baskhar]] (Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury, 1930-2003) was an Indian actor, dancer and painter.
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He visited South Africa to play in Rabindranath Tagore’s ''[[King of the Dark Chamber]]'' in 1961. [[Union Artists]] brought the Indian director [[Krishna Shah]] to mount this production with students of [[AMDA]] and the renowned actress  [[Surya Kumari]]. It opened in Durban before playing at the [[Wits Great Hall]].  
  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://www.nypl.org/blog/2013/08/01/bhaskar-roy-chowdhury
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 158.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 158.
  

Revision as of 05:32, 15 January 2021

Baskhar (Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury, 1930-2003) was an Indian actor, dancer and painter.


He visited South Africa to play in Rabindranath Tagore’s King of the Dark Chamber in 1961. Union Artists brought the Indian director Krishna Shah to mount this production with students of AMDA and the renowned actress Surya Kumari. It opened in Durban before playing at the Wits Great Hall.


Sources

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2013/08/01/bhaskar-roy-chowdhury

Tucker, 1997. 158.

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