Passing of a legend in the world of theater, left politics
Numerous have been the tributes in Indian media to theater titan Habib Tanvir, who died in Bhopal this month at 85, but they err in failing to mention his American connection.This is in keeping with the partisanship over Tanvir, with rightist ultras tarring him as anti Hindu, and leftists portraying him as anti-American.
The Communist Party of India- Marxist has passed a resolution mourning his death, while a Congress Party legislator, Arif Aqueel, has demanded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, be posthumously conferred on him.
On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party government recently locked him out of Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal's famed arts complex where Tanvir was director of Rangmandal repertory theater.
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The Communist Party of India- Marxist has passed a resolution mourning his death, while a Congress Party legislator, Arif Aqueel, has demanded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, be posthumously conferred on him.
On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party government recently locked him out of Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal's famed arts complex where Tanvir was director of Rangmandal repertory theater.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.desitalk.com
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