"Academy Award" 2020 (Sangeet Natak akadami) for lighting - (23 February 2023)
Chaman Lal Memorial Award (2011)
Received the prestigious Chaman Lal Memorial Award for excellence in stage light design 2011.
Event : 17th Chaman Lal Memorial Awards 2011 (on 23 April 2011)
Venue : Siri Fort Auditorium - II, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi - 110049
The Chaman Lal Memorial Society was established in the year 1995 with the objective to acknowledge and honour people, who have with their different back stage expertise created magical moments on stage for some of the most spectacular presentations of dance, drama, music etc. The categories include Stage Light Design, Costume Design, Stage Craft & Make-Up, which are all highly specialized skills and an art in themselves.
These awards are conferred every year in the memory of Late Sh. Chaman Lal, who was a pioneer in the field of inventing Stage Lighting Equipments. The society is committed to keep his memory alive by conferring awards to artists who have through their outstanding skills contributed to the theatre world. This society is perhaps the first in the country to acknowledge the contribution of back stage artists and honoring them with these annual awards.
This year, the prestigious 17th Chaman Lal Memorial Society Award function will be held on Saturday the 23rd April 2011 at Sirifort Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. The society is proud to announce that the special honour will be conferred on the following eminent theatre personalities.
Nationally & internationally acclaimed theatre personality, Padmashri Shri. Ratan Thiyam (Imphal) is a recipient of several awards and honours. He has made a powerful impact in the field of theatre as a Writer, Theatre Artist, Ex-Chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy and Ex-Director of National School of Drama). The Chaman Lal Memorial Society will this year honour him with the Life-long Achievement Award for enriching the performing arts particularly the theatre world with his extraordinary talent.
Delhi based Shri. H V Sharma will be conferred with the Award for Excellence in Stage Craft. Popularly known as Sharmaji, this 80-year-old is a veteran in the art of stage craft and his outstanding contribution in Indian Theatre cannot go unnoticed.
A pass out of Bhartendu Natya Academy, U.P., Shri. Raghav Prakash specializes in lighting design. He is now based in Delhi. This year the Chaman Lal Memorial Society will present the Award for excellence in Light Design to him for his creativity in this field.
The awards, which carry a cash award of Rs. 25,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand Only) each, along with a citation/ memento and a shawl will be presented by our chief guest, the renowned cine and theatre personality Shri. Tom Alter.
The award ceremony will be followed by a 40-minute multi-media light, sound and dance choreography presentation, “SARGAM”. The concept, light, design & direction of this show is by Shri. R.K. Dhingra, a veteran in this field.
