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{{Short description|Indian theatre director (born 1958)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person 
| name = C. Basavalingaiah
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1958|07|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], India
| alma_mater = [[National School of Drama]]<br/>[[University of Mysore]]
| known_for = Theatre Direction of [[Kuvempu]]'s [[Malegalalli madumagalu]]
| occupation = [[Theatre director]]
| employer = {{plainlist|
* [[National School of Drama]], Bangalore Centre
* [[Rangayana]]
}}
| awards = Shivakumara State Level Award (2010)<br/>Sri K.V. Shankaregowda Award (2010)<br/>Karnataka State Award (Rajyotsava Award) (2001)<br/>Karnataka Nataka Academy Honorary Fellowship (1996)
}}

'''C. Basavalingaiah''' (born 29 July 1958, India) is an Indian theatre director and theatre activist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/todays-youth-have-no-role-models-says-activist/article3330494.ece|title=Today's youth have no role models, says activist|author=Staff Correspondent|date=19 April 2012|accessdate=20 April 2018|via=www.thehindu.com|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714060121/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/todays-youth-have-no-role-models-says-activist/article3330494.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been appointed as the first director<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/c-basavalingaiah-is-the-first-director-of-bangalore-nsd/article6322471.ece|title=C. Basavalingaiah is the first director of Bangalore NSD|first1=Muralidhara|last1=Khajane|date=16 August 2014|accessdate=20 April 2018|via=www.thehindu.com|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714060123/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/c-basavalingaiah-is-the-first-director-of-bangalore-nsd/article6322471.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="karnatakafirst.in">{{cite web|url=http://karnatakafirst.in/?p=4|title=First Director of Bangalore National School of Drama. August 2014 - Karnataka First|website=karnatakafirst.in|accessdate=20 April 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421031424/http://karnatakafirst.in/?p=4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pressreader.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20170106/282729111576406|title=PressReader - the Hindu: 2017-01-06 - an act of individuality|via=PressReader|accessdate=20 April 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421031500/https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20170106/282729111576406|url-status=live}}</ref> of the National School of Drama Bangalore Centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bengaluru Center |url=http://nsd.gov.in/delhi/index.php/bengaluru-center/ |accessdate=20 January 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121162529/http://nsd.gov.in/delhi/index.php/bengaluru-center/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He directed several stage plays that received wide attention. He is an alumnus of the [[National School of Drama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/v6CGIGViir6TGVbXLCzb2I/The-TimeOutMint-Planner.html|title=The TimeOut-Mint Planner - Livemint|website=www.livemint.com|accessdate=20 April 2018|archive-date=4 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704001657/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/v6CGIGViir6TGVbXLCzb2I/The-TimeOutMint-Planner.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=L. Romal M. |title=Going strong: Nine hours of pure Kuvempu magic |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-going-strong-nine-hours-of-pure-kuvempu-magic-1843066 |website=DNA India |accessdate=20 January 2020 |language=en |date=3 June 2013 |archive-date=21 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421032551/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-going-strong-nine-hours-of-pure-kuvempu-magic-1843066 |url-status=live }}</ref> The views expressed by him on challenges faced by theatre in India today are thought provoking<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/%E2%80%98People-are-not-consumers-in-a-democracy%E2%80%99/article16997128.ece|title=People are not consumers in a democracy|first1=Muralidhara|last1=Khajane|date=6 January 2017|accessdate=20 April 2018|via=www.thehindu.com|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714060124/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/%E2%80%98People-are-not-consumers-in-a-democracy%E2%80%99/article16997128.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/%E2%80%98People-are-not-consumers-in-a-democracy%E2%80%99/article16997116.ece|title=People are not consumers in a democracy|date=6 January 2017|accessdate=20 April 2018|via=www.thehindu.com|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714060125/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/%E2%80%98People-are-not-consumers-in-a-democracy%E2%80%99/article16997116.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pressreader.com"/> He received many awards including Karnataka State Award [[Rajyotsava Award]] in 2001.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

==Biography==

C. Basavalingaiah was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. After his school and college he was selected for a three-year course in the [[National School of Drama]].

==Education==

*Post Graduation in Theatre Direction, [[National School of Drama]], Delhi
*MA in Kannada Literature, [[University of Mysore]]

==Major contributions==

Inspired by [[B. V. Karanth]], his subsequent efforts have significantly contributed to develop theater as a medium of entertainment and a tool for social change.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/499660/setting-stage-change.html|title=Setting the stage for change|date=7 September 2015|accessdate=20 April 2018|archive-date=2 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002020137/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/499660/setting-stage-change.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asklaila.com/event/Bangalore/Kannada-Play-Malegalalli-Madumagalu-directed-by-C-Basavalingaiah/397028/|title=Kannada Play : Malegalalli Madumagalu directed by C Basavalingaiah, Theatre, Dance, Drama, Mallattahalli, Bangalore|website=asklaila|accessdate=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222202106/http://www.asklaila.com/event/Bangalore/Kannada-Play-Malegalalli-Madumagalu-directed-by-C-Basavalingaiah/397028/|archive-date=22 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=070-PnKQ0es|title=Malegalalli Madumagalu|last=TheKuvempu|date=29 December 2010|accessdate=20 April 2018|via=YouTube|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714060142/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=070-PnKQ0es|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kuvempu]]'s [[Malegalalli madumagalu]]<ref>[[Malegalalli madumagalu]]</ref> (The Bride in the Mountains) a popular play was directed by Basavalingiah. This play was staged more than 15 times in [[Bangalore]] and [[Mysore]], and this play was showcased to nearly 60,000 audience.

His contributions were featured in [[Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c-p9Iyk3lpkC&pg=PA135|title=Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology|first=Paula|last=Richman|date=20 April 2018|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0253219534|accessdate=20 April 2018|via=Google Books|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714060123/https://books.google.com/books?id=c-p9Iyk3lpkC&pg=PA135|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plays directed==

*Devanooru Mahadeva's Kusumabale
*The Road
*Antigone
*Andhayuga
*Gandhi V/S Gandhi
*Shoodra Thapasvi
*Tippuvina Kanasugalu
*King Oedipus
*Berlge Koral
*Alamana Adbhuta Nyaya
*Erobi
*Shakespeare's A Mid Summer Night's Dreams
*Agni Mattu Male
*Hitler V/s. Brecht
*[[Malegalalli madumagalu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://madhumagaluplay.in/|title=ಮಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮದುಮಗಳು ನಾಟಕ|website=ಮಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮದುಮಗಳು ನಾಟಕ|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220015433/http://madhumagaluplay.in/|archive-date=20 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> (based on the book by Kuvempu)
*2009 and 2014 – Manushya Jati Tanode Valam – a sound and light show for Information Department
*2006 - Lankesharige Namaskaara, (stage adaptation of P. Lankesh's one act plays, poetry, short story, teeke-tippani, etc.)
*2005 - Directed a mega play JANAPADA MAHABHAARATH for children, in which 400 children performed and was well appreciated by the mass & media.
*Samaba Shiva Prahasana
*Pagala Raja
*Jangamadedege
*MacBeth
*Venara Vemana
*Sewooz Nagarath Shin Shular Brutho
*Ekalavya's Thumb
*Edegaarike

==Awards==

*2010 - Shivakumara State Level Award, honoured by Sirigere Bruhanmata, Sanehalli, Karnataka
*2010 - Sri K.V. Shankaregowda Award
*2001 - Karnataka State Award (Rajyotsava Award)
*1996 - Karnataka Nataka Academy, Honorary Fellowship Award

==References==
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[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:Indian theatre directors]]

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