GOBARDANGA SHILPAYAN

It was on July 10, 1980- Sum 29 years ago Gobardanga Shilpayan came into existence in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. A long span of nearabout three decades of relentless theatrical cultivation Gobardanga Shilpayan had a long walk of success and failure juxtapposed with a series of innovative excitement. Apart from producing theatre Gobardanga Shilpayan has been organizing different cultural function viz, arranging Seminars, Felicitation Ceremonies, Exhibition of Photos of different productions of different theatre organization, Theatre Workshop, Gobardanga Natya Mela and also speeches on theatre. , Goberdanga Shilpayan has been on the talk of theatre lovers of almost all the provinces of india by some of its stage winning productions like - MALADAK, SWAPNER FERIWALA, TARAPRASANNER KIRTI, COLONEL-KE KEU CHITHI LEKHA NA, TAMAS, SHYLOCK UPPAKHAN, TOTA KAHINI, ANTARJALI YATRA, SATYA SHYLOCK, ANKUR, KHOWAB and BRINDABANER CHE directed by Ashis Chattopadhyay - the helmsman of the group. , We have decided to make this dream in reality our drama group Gobardanga Shilpayan, Inagurate a theatre school (Gobardanga Shilpayan Natya Vidyalaya) on 10th day of July 2006. , Gobardanga Shilpayan and Swapnasandhani joint venture for producing a theatre production PRACHYA, under the direction of Koushik Sen in the year 2002. , Gobardanga Shilpayan has travelled all over India with its dramas performing in some of the most prestigious festivals as well as small rural interiors and industrial suburbs. , Persently excitement in the group is on the wings following the attainment of HUTCH sponsorship in there Odeon 2005 Theatre Festival for the groups latest production ANTERJALI YATRA with the script and direction by Ashis Chottopadhyay. , Gobardanga Shilpayan never thinks that all these they have beenable to do of their own Support, assistance and above all inspiration from all the corners and particularly by the optimistic and Co-operative attitude of Government and prominent Pritate Organization have alwayas been plying a major role behind it. However Goberdanga Shilpayan will never deviate from their resolve to go on with an all out strive to ensure healthy progressive and affirmative milieu of positive culture in the country through their cumulative involvement in theatre and theatrical works. , So far acknoledgements is concerned Gobardanga Shilpayan had won these awards : , * Shamal Sen Samma 2000 (Best Production) for the production MALADAK. , * Sayak Samman 2003 (Best Production and Best Director - Ashis Chattopadhyay) for the production COLONEL-KE KEU CHITHI LEKHA NA. , * Shamal Sen Samma 2004 (Best Actress - Dipa Brahma) for the production MALADAK. , * West Bengal Natya Akademy Award 2003 (Best Director - Ashis Chattopadhyay) for the production COLONEL-KE KEU CHITHI LEKHA NA. , * Perona Samman 2004 (Best Director - Ashis Chattopadhyay) for the production TAMAS. , * Sayak Samman 2005 (Best Playwriter - Ashis Chattopadhyay) for the production TAMAS. , * Bijan Bhattacharjee Smriti Samman 2007 (Best Production) for the production SATYA SHYLOCK. , * Niva Arts Samman 2009 (Production and Best Actor - Shouvik Sarkar for the production KHOWAB.