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The Playwright & Director

Being intimately connected with theatre as director and actor, he is endowed with that rare insight that is necessary for any playwright. It is the secret of the stage-worthiness of his plays and their popularity with the audiences, while retaining highest literary standards:

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  • Authored fifteen plays in Hindi language;

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  • All plays have been staged almost all over the country, and also abroad by various theatre groups, under different directors;

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  • Plays have been translated in Punjabi, Oriya, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, English and Malayalam languages.

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  • Around hundred articles published on art, culture, language, heritage, etc. in various magazines.

 

A retired officer of I.A.S., he has long been associated with the administration of institutions of Art, literature & Culture. He is credited with building highly conducive atmosphere for the growth of a whole generation of poets, painters, writers, theatre workers and intellectuals.

AWARDS / HONOR

For his outstanding contribution as playwright, he has been honoured by a number of institutions with awards, of which some major ones are listed below:

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  1. 'PadmShri' by Government of India

  2. ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi for Hindi Play ‘’Samrat Ashok”

  3. 'Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Award for outstanding contribution to Hindi' by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra, (presented by Shri Pranav Mukharji, President of India)

  4. 'Akademi Award' for play-writing by Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, presented by Governor of Assam. (The highest national award in the field of performing arts)

  5. 'Lohia Samman' by UP Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow, presented by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpeyee, former Prime Minister of India

  6. 'Sahitya Bhushan Samman' by UP Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow presented by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, former Minister of HRD,  GOI

  7. 'Urmilaa Mishra Smriti Samman' by Madhya Bharat Hindi Sahitya  Sabha, Gwalior, presented by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpeyee, former Prime Minister of India.

  8. 'Akademi Samman' by U.P.Sangeet Natak Akademy, Lucknow, presented by Governer of U.P.

  9. 'Bhuvaneshvar Samman' by Bhuvaneshwar Shodh Sansthan, Shahjahanpur.

  10. 'Bhavbhuti Samman' by Natyaayan, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

  11. 'Fida Husain Narsee Award' by Adarsh Kala Sangam, Moradabad, U.P.

  12. 'Dr. Lakshmi Narain Lal Smriti Samman' by Dr. Lakshmi Narain Lal Foundation, New Delhi.

  13. ‘Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to theatre’ by Chamanlal Memorial Society, New Delhi.

  14. ‘Lifetime Achievement Award for literature’ by Newsmakers Broadcasting and Communication (N.B.C), Mumbai.

  15. Pratibimb Award for Lifetime Achievement in theatre’ by Pratibimb kala Darpan, New Delhi.

  16.  ‘Award for Lifetime contribution to performing Arts’ by Abhinay Rangmanch, Hissar, Haryana.

  17. ‘Bhilwada Natya Puruskar’ by Bhilawada Natya Sansthan, Rajsthan.

  18. ‘Sahitya Samman’ by Delhi Hindi Akademi, Delhi.

  19. “UPTA Bhartendu Harishchandra National Award’’ by UPTA, Meerut

  20. “Attahas Shikhar Samman’’ by Madhaym Sahityik Sansthan, Lucknow

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Plays as curriculum in universities

Some plays prescribed in graduate/post-graduate courses of various universities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Udaipur, Jaipur, Lucknow, B.H.U., Jabalpur Universities.

Ph.D Issued on the plays of Shri Sinha

Research scholars in the Hindi departments of various universities in states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Karnataka, M.P. etc. are working for/have earned Ph.D degrees on the plays written by Shri Sinha.

Plays Translated in Other Languages

  1. 'Itihas Chakra', translated in Kannad by Suresh Kini.

  2. 'Katha ek Kans ki', translated in Panjabi by Jasvinder kaur Bindra.

  3. 'Itihas Gatha', translated in Kannad by Dr. S.Narendra.

  4. 'Katha ek Kans ki', translated in Oriya by Shankar Lal Purohit.

  5. 'Itihas Gatha', translated in Oriya by Dr. Vijay Kumar Mohanty.

  6. 'Seedhiyan', translated in Kannad by Dr. S. Narendra.

  7. 'Samrat Ashok', translated in Oriya by Shankar Lal Purohit.

  8. 'Katha Ek Kans Ki', translated in Marathi by Shri Nagendra Manekari

  9. 'Muktigatha', translated in Malayali by Shri A. Acchutan.

  10. 'Katha Ek Kans Ki', translated in Malayalam by Shri A. Acchutan.

  11. 'Aapan Aapan Daanv', translated in Bhojpuri by Ms. Namrita Singh

  12. 'Katha Ek Kans Ki', translated in Telugu by Smt. Shesharatnam.

  13. 'Two Classical Plays from India', - English translations of plays “Katha ek Kans ki” and “Rakt-Abhishek”

Other Writings

  1. “Lokrang Uttar Pradesh” (The Traditional Performing Arts of Uttar Pradesh), the first book on the folk songs, dance and theatre of UP, published by Govt. of U.P., Lucknow.

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   2.  "Ramayan Tradition & National Cultures in Asia" (in English) published by U.P. Govt., Lucknow.

Edited Books

1. "Fiji Suppement of "Gagananchal"- the Hindi quarterly published by    I.C.C.R, New Delhi

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2.  "Ganga Tori Lehar"--- a collection of Hindi poems by various poets on the river Ganga, published by North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC), Allahabad.

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3. "Sahityakaar Nideshikaa" – a directory of writers, published by U.P. Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow.

Critical Books written by scholars evaluating the plays of Playwright Sinha

  • "Natakkar Daya Prakash Sinha: 'Sameekshaayan",(नाटककार दया प्रकाश  सिन्हा:समीक्षायन); edited by Ravindra Nath Bahure.

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  • "Daya Prakash Sinha : Natya Rachna - Dharmita" (दया प्रकाश सिन्हा:  नाट्य-रचनाधर्मिता) by Prof. A Achyutan, Calicut University, Kerala.

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  • "Natakkar Daya Prakash Sinha" (नाटककार दया प्रकाश सिन्हा) by Harsha Trivedi.

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  • Magazines “Chhayanat” (छायानट), ”Samavartan” (समावर्तन), and “Sahchar” (सहचर) have published special supplements.

The Cultural Administrator

Has specialization in Cultural Administration in the fields of literature, theatre, music, dance, painting, architecture, archaeology, museums, archives, heritage studies, folk arts etc. He was associated with the administration of following cultural institutions, both during his service tenure and after, in various capacities:

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1. Vice President of ICCR, New Delhi.

2. Chairman and Director, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.

3. Director, Cultural Affairs, U.P. Govt.

4. Director, Hindi Sansthaan, Lucknow.

5. Chairman, UP Lalit Kala Akedemi, Lucknow.

6. Chairman, UP Sangeet Natak Akedemi, Lucknow.

7. Director, Indian Cultural Centre, FIJI. 

8. Secretary, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi.

9. Controller, Cultural Affairs, IX Asian Games (1982), Delhi

10. Director, North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad

11. Secretary, MP Kala Parishad, Bhopal, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh

12. Chairman, Deshbandhu College, Delhi University

13. Chairman, Aryabhatta College, Delhi University

14. Chairman, Ram Lal Anand College, Delhi University

15. Trustee, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.

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