Contributors
Sukumar Nayar is originally from Kerala, India.
He is a retired professor of theatre having trained at
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and New York
University (NYU). He had been involved with theatre
for over seven decades in India, Uganda, England,
Papua New Guinea, the United States and Canada.
He has directed, produced or otherwise been
involved in over 100 stage productions. For his
contribution to theatre he was awarded the
Millennium Theatre 100, “awarded to 100 theatre
practitioners in Alberta for outstanding contribution
to the development of theatre in the last 100 years.”
After taking early retirement, he joined the United
Nations as a consultant. He lives in Toronto with his
wife who is also a retired professor. Sukumar writes
a weekly blog called
Subtext: www.sukumarnayar.wordpress.com.
Razi Azmi is a former academic with a Ph.D. in
history and a passion for travelling. He has been a
regular columnist in the Daily Times (published from
Lahore)
and
has
his
own
BLOG
at
www.raziazmi.com where he publishes his
travelogues and articles about contemporary political
and social issues. He can be reached at
[email protected]
Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August
1941) was a Bengali poet, writer and playwright of
India. He was also a philosopher and an artist. He
wrote many stories, novels and dramas, as well as
composed music for his entire works. His writings
greatly influenced Bengali culture during the late
19th century and early 20th century. In 1913, he
won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Asian to
win this prize.
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