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Episode: Ratan Thiyam | A life in theatre | Part 2/2
Description: Ratan Thiyam (born 20 January 1948) is an Indian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics...) playwright and theatre director, and the winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangeet_Nata...) in 1987, one of leading figures of the "theatre of roots" movement in Indian theatre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_theatre) , which started in the 1970s. Also known as Thiyam Nemai, Ratan Thiyam is known for writing and staging plays that use ancient Indian theatre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_in_I...) traditions and forms in a contemporary context. A former painter, and proficient in direction...