Key facts
- Born
- 1 March 1916, Sialkot
- Died
- 17 February 2008
- State of birth
- Sialkot
- Sector
- Literature & writing
- Profession
- Punjabi poet and playwright
- Gender
- Female
Biography
Sheila Bhatia was an Indian poet, playwright, theatre personality and the founder of the Delhi Art Theatre, a forum based in Delhi for the promotion of Indian art forms. She is credited with originating Punjabi opera, an Indian form of dance drama incorporating operatic movements. She was honoured by the Government of India in 1971 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. A decade later, she received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for theatre direction in 1982 followed by Kalidas Samman in 1997.
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Timeline
- 1916Born in Sialkot
- 1971Awarded the Padma Shri
- 1982Awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 2008Dies
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Anvitha tanguturi