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Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Usha Ganguly passes away at 75

It is said that after the demise of her husband, Usha Ganguly was keeping sick and was dealing with mental stress. 

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Usha Ganguly passes away at 75

Eminent theatre personality and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Usha Ganguly passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. She was 75.

Born in Kanpur, Usha has been an important part of Hindi theatre in Kolkata. In 1976, she formed Rangakarmeeand gave many iconic plays like Mahabhoj, Rudali, Himmat Mai and others. Rangakarmee became one of the most celebrated theatre group there. West Bengal Government has even honoured her with the Best Actress award for her role in the play Gudia Ghar.

It is said that after the demise of her husband, Usha Ganguly was keeping sick and was dealing with mental stress.

For the uninitiated, a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998, Usha Ganguli created plays in which subaltern protagonists confront their social realities of disenfranchisement and oppression.

Her prominent works range from Rudali, adapted from a story by Mahashweta Devi, Mannu Bhandari’s Mahabhoj, Ratnakar Matkari’s Lokkatha and Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Holi to Swadesh Deepak’s Court Martial, a suspense drama about caste discrimination in the Indian army, and a trilogy based on the life and writings of Saadat Hasan Manto.

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