Safdar Hashmi
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1954 – 1989
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Who was Safdar Hashmi?
Safdar Hashmi was a Communist playwright, actor, director, lyricist, and theorist, chiefly associated with street theatre in India, and is still considered an important voice in political theatre in India.
He was a founding member of Jana Natya Manch in 1973, which grew out of the Indian People's Theatre Association. He was brutally murdered in Ghaziabad, near Delhi while performing a street play, Halla Bol.
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