Niranjan Goswami

Actor and mime artist

Niranjan Goswami

Born	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation(s)	Mime artist Stage director
Known for	Mime [ Mukabhinaya]
Awards	Padma Shri Sangeet Natak Akademi
Website	www.mimeindia.in

Niranjan Goswami is an Indian mime artist and stage director, credited by many with pioneering the art form of mime in India.^[1]^[2] He is the founder of Indian Mime Theatre, a group promoting the art of Mukhabhinaya (silent acting).^[3]

Career

He started his career in the late 1960s with Bahurupi, a local theatre group, but later joined Rabindra Bharati University for a course in theatre.^[2] In 1976, he founded Indian Mime Theatre for promoting mime and has performed on many stages in India and abroad.^[4] He is a visiting professor at the National School of Drama (NSD) and many other theatre institutions.^[5] He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2002.^[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Arts.^[7]

References

^ "Mukabhinaya: The Art of my Life". Web video. Tedx Talks. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "The past master of silent feelers". Indian Express. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ "About Us". Indian Mime Theatre. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ "Padma Shree Niranjan Goswami, Mime Artist". Of Indian Origin. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ "My Gurus". Indian Mime Academy. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

External links

"Mime Workshop by Niranjan Goswami". YouTube video. Killol Work. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
"Mukabhinaya: The Art of my Life". Web video. Tedx Talks. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.