Purushottam Karandak

The Purushottam Karandak, is an annual inter-collegiate Marathi one -act play competition where students from across Maharashtra representing their respective college participate.[1][2] The inter-collegiate one-act play competition is known for giving a platform to amateur actors, some of whom have become professional actors, directors and playwrights. [3]

Purushottam Karandak
Begins1963
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Pune, India
Inaugurated1963 (1963)
Organized byMaharashtriya Kalopasak

History

The founding members of Maharashtriya Kalopasak, were Purushottam Ramchandra Vaze, Bhagwanrao Pandit, Prabhudas Bhupatkar, Keshavrao Date and Mahamopadhyay Datto Vaman Potdar [4] In 1962 the death of the founding member Purushottam Ramchandra Vaze aka Appasaheb was a big loss for the theatre fraternity and dedicated to his memory Rajabhau Natu, a stalwart in experimental theatre suggested of organizing an inter-collegiate inter-collegiate one-act play competition and thus in 1963, Purushottam Karandak was started.[5]

Venues

Purushottam Karandak takes place at Bharat Natya Mandir every year.

Famous Purushottam Participants

Some of the actors and directors who were the participants of Purushottam Karandak are [6]

References
  1. Bari, Prachi (8 September 2018). "Best of 'Purshottan Karandak' take stage from September 9 in Pune". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. Chatterjee, Swati. "Purushottam Karandak at its best - Indian Express". Indian Express. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. "15 actors from Purushottam Karandak to feature in Rege - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. Bari, Prachi (23 July 2017). "Purushottam Karandak, a launch pad for artistes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. "Purushottam shaped them". Pune Mirror. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. Kharade, Pallavi (11 September 2011). "Stars are made here: Pune inter-collegiate one-act play competition". DNA India. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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