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'''Daya Prakash Sinha''', also known as '''D. P. Sinha''', is an Indian retired [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Uttar Pradesh's Padma winners: Some known faces, others not so well known|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/27/uttar-pradeshs-padma-winners-some-known-faces-others-not-so-well-known-2095169.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> currently serving as the national convener for BJP Cultural Cell and vice-president of [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] (ICCR).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030919/cth2.htm|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> He is also a director, writer, [[Playwright|dramatist]] and [[playwright]], known for his [[Hindi]] plays such as ''Samraat Ashok'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=दया प्रकाश सिन्हा के नाटक 'सम्राट अशोक' का लोकार्पण|url=https://www.aajtak.in/literature/review/story/drama-samrat-ashok-written-by-daya-prakash-sinha-published-by-vani-prakashan-293594-2015-04-01|access-date=2021-06-19|website=आज तक|language=hi}}</ref> ''Seedhiyan,'' , ''Katha Ek Kans Ki'', ''Itihas Chakra'' and ''Rakt Abhishek''. He is a recipient of [[Padma Shri]], the fourth-highest civilian award in the [[India|Republic of India]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-01-26|title=Full list of 2020 Padma awardees|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-2020-padma-awardees/article30656841.ece|access-date=2021-06-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His theatrical works have been published and staged for 50 years and translated into many languages.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=6-day theatre fest to pay tribute to Daya Prakash Sinha begins on Sunday|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/6-day-theatre-fest-to-pay---tribute-to-daya-prakash-sinha-begins-on-sunday.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
=== Civil service ===

Sinha was born in [[Allahabad]]. After earning a master's degree, he continued to study for government exams. He couldn't clear the [[Civil Services Examination (India)|UPSC]] examination and joined [[Provincial Civil Service]] in 1952. Where he was promoted to IAS for [[Uttar Pradesh]]. In 1993, he retired as a director of cultural affairs. During his 4-decade long tenure, he held many cultural positions and promoted performing arts in India.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=He’s a Bureaucrat, an Artist and a Padma Shree Awardee|url=https://indianmasterminds.com/features/be-inspired/hes-a-bureaucrat-an-artist-and-a-padma-shree-awardee/|access-date=2021-06-19|language=en-US}}</ref> He also served as the chairman of [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], Uttar Pradesh from 1986 to 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-26|title=Welcome to STATE LALIT KALA AKADEMI, U.P.|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926003222/http://fineartakademiup.nic.in/struct.htm|access-date=2021-06-19|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

=== Theatrical literature ===

He developed an interest in theater from a young age. He started his performing arts career as an actor in a [[Laxminarayan Lal]]'s play, ''Taj Mahal ke aanso.'' Soon he debuted in playwriting and composed thirteen plays, including Mere Bhai Mere, Itihaas Chakra, Man Ke Bhanvar, Panchtantra, and Dushman, many of which were staged by theatrical directors.<ref name=":3" /> His first drama titled SanjhSavere was published in 1957. He married a theater artist in 1962 and continued writing and doing theater. His play Katha Ek Kans Ki was widely admired and also prescribed in the syllabuses of 5 universities of India, including [[Delhi University|University of Delhi]]''.''<ref name=":1" /> In 1978, he lost his wife.<ref name=":3" />

In 2019, his collection of plays was launched in three volumes under the title Natya-Samagra in the presence of Culture and Tourism Minister, [[Prahlad Singh Patel]] at the [[Sahitya Akademi|Sahitya Akademi Auditorium]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patrika|first=Samay|title=दया प्रकाश सिन्हा के नाटकों का संग्रह 'नाट्य-समग्र' का लोकार्पण|url=https://kitab.samaypatrika.com/2019/12/daya-prakash-sinha-vani-prakashan.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-19|website=kitab.samaypatrika}}</ref>

== Awards ==

* [[Padma Shri]] for his contributions in the field of Arts<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-27|title=Padma Awards 2020: Here is the full list of 141 recipients this year|url=https://www.apnlive.com/padma-awards-2020-here-is-the-full-list-of-141-recipients-this-year/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=APN News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-26|title=List of Padma Awards winners 2020|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-awards-and-honours-in-india-1484913262-1|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kangana Ranaut, Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar and Adnan Sami on list of Padma awardees this year - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kangana-ranaut-ekta-kapoor-karan-johar-and-adnan-sami-on-list-of-padma-awardees-this-year/articleshow/73633686.cms|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref name=":2" />
* Lohia Sahitya Samman by the then [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Atal Behari Vajpayee]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=May 22|first=TNN /|last2=2003|last3=Ist|first3=01:46|title=PM exhorts people to patronise Hindi {{!}} Lucknow News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/pm-exhorts-people-to-patronise-hindi/articleshow/47107384.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel|Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=He’s a Bureaucrat, an Artist and a Padma Shree Awardee|url=https://indianmasterminds.com/features/be-inspired/hes-a-bureaucrat-an-artist-and-a-padma-shree-awardee/|access-date=2021-06-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Chaman Lal Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in theater<ref name=":2" />

== Selected books ==

* ''Saadar Aapka'' - {{isbn|978-9350725528}}
* ''Dusman Urf Sainya Magan Pahalwani Mein'' - {{isbn|978-9350723906}}
* ''Samrat Ashok'' - {{isbn|978-9350728734}}
* ''Hasya Ekanki'' - {{isbn|978-9350723913}}
* ''Itihas'' - {{isbn|978-9386799920}}
* ''Man Ke Bhanwar'' - {{isbn|978-9350728772}}
* ''Seeriyaa'' - {{isbn|978-8181437716}}
* ''Oh America!'' - {{isbn|978-8181433121}}

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.dpsinha-indiantheatre.com/bio Daya Prakash Sinha]

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[[Category:Indian male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]]
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