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| birth_place = Mohara, [[Rajnandgaon]], [[Chhattisgarh]], India<br />
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| death_place = [[Raipur]], [[Chhattisgarh]], India<br />
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| occupation = Actor<br>Folk theatre artist<br />
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| known for = Nacha folk theatre<br />
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br>[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br>[[Tulsi Samman]]<br>Dau Mandarji Samman<br />
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'''Govind Ram Nirmalkar''' (1935–2014) was an Indian actor and folk theatre artist, known for his contributions to the Nacha folk theatre of [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref name="Padmashri Govind Ram Nirmalkar is no more">{{cite web | url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/india/20140727/2431316.html | title=Padmashri Govind Ram Nirmalkar is no more | publisher=Web India News | date=27 July 2014 | access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref> His portrayal of the protagonist in ''Charan Das Chor'', an award winning play by [[Habib Tanveer]], won him critical acclaim.<ref name="Govindram Nirmalkar of Naya Theatre passes away">{{cite web | url=http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/Articles/14/jul/29-govindram-nirmalkar-of-natya-theatre-passes-away.asp# | title=Govindram Nirmalkar of Naya Theatre passes away | publisher=Mumbai Theatre Guide | date=29 July 2014 | access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2009, for his contributions to Arts.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was also a recipient of the 2012 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]].<ref name="Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar">{{cite web|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |date=2016 |access-date=12 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331060603/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archive-date=31 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Govind Ram Nirmalkar was born in Mohara, a small village in [[Rajnandgaon district]] of the Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]] on 10 October 1935.<ref name="Govind Ram Nirmalkar - Sangeet Natak Akademi profile">{{cite web | url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna-awards-2012/Citation/034-GobindRamNirmalkar.htm | title=Govind Ram Nirmalkar - Sangeet Natak Akademi profile | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | date=2016 | access-date=12 February 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191608/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna-awards-2012/Citation/034-GobindRamNirmalkar.htm | archive-date=5 March 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> His early training was under Madanlal Nishad, a noted artist of the ''Nacha Theatre'', the traditional folk theatre of the state. He trained playing the traditional music instruments of [[Dholak]] and [[Manjira]] and started participating in Nacha shows as an accompanist.<ref name="Govind Ram Nirmalkar - Sangeet Natak Akademi profile" /> He joined Kheli Nacha Party, a known Nacha theatre troupe, in 1947 and stayed with them till 1970 and acted in many of their plays.<ref name="Nacha guru Gobind Ram Nirmalkar passes away - The Hindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/nacha-guru-gobind-ram-nirmalkar-passes-away/article6267851.ece | title=Nacha guru Gobind Ram Nirmalkar passes away - The Hindu | publisher=The Hindu | date=31 July 2014 | access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref> In 1971, he moved to the ''Naya Theatre'' of [[Habib Tanvir]] where he stayed till his retirement in 2005.<ref name="Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar" /> During the 35 years with the troupe, he acted in many plays staged by them, including the title role in ''Charandas Chor'', considered by many as the masterpiece of Tanvir, which won the Fringe First award at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] in 1982.<ref name="Noted playwright Habib Tanvir passes away">{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jginEzajhga&title=Noted_playwright_Habib_Tanvir_passes_away&%3fvsv=smm/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615001838/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jginEzajhga&title=Noted_playwright_Habib_Tanvir_passes_away&?vsv=smm/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 June 2009 | title=Noted playwright Habib Tanvir passes away | publisher=Sify | date=8 June 2009 | access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> ''Lala Shoharat Rai'', ''Mitti ki Gaadi'', ''Bahadur Kalarin'', ''Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya'', ''Hirma ki Amar Kahani'', ''Ponga Pundit'' and ''Agra Bazar'' are some of the other notable Naya Theatre productions he performed in.<ref name="Govind Ram Nirmalkar - Sangeet Natak Akademi profile" /><br />
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The [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] awarded [[Tulsi Samman]] jointly to Nirmalkar, Madanlal Nishad, his mentor, and Nacha Theatre, his old troupe, in 1988.<ref name="TEEJAN, NIRMALKAR, MOKSHDA TO BE HONOURED WITH D.LITT" /> He received the ''Dau Mandarji Samman'' of the [[Government of Chhattisgarh]] in 2006.<ref name="Govind Ram Nirmalkar - Sangeet Natak Akademi profile" /> Three years later, the Government of India included him in the 2009 [[Indian honours system|Republic Day honours]] list for the civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]]<ref name="Padma Awards" /> and the [[Indira Kala Sangeet University]] (IKSU), [[Khairagarh]] honoured him with the degree of DLitt ([[honoris causa]]) in 2013.<ref name="TEEJAN, NIRMALKAR, MOKSHDA TO BE HONOURED WITH D.LITT">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/raipur/teejan-nirmalkar-mokshda-to-be-honoured-with-dlitt.html | title=TEEJAN, NIRMALKAR, MOKSHDA TO BE HONOURED WITH D.LITT | publisher=Daily Pioneer | date=7 December 2013 | access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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Nirmalkar died on 27 July 2014 at B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Raipur in Chhattisgarh, succumbing to brain hemorrhage that followed a prolonged period of illnesses.<ref name="Chandrakar Consoles Family of Late Pamdashri Nirmalkar">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/STATE-EDITIONS/raipur/chandrakar-consoles-family-of-late-padmashri-nirmalkar.html | title=Chandrakar Consoles Family of Late Pamdashri Nirmalkar | publisher=Daily Pioneer | date=4 August 2014 | access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Govindram-Nirmalkar">{{cite web | url=http://naidunia.jagran.com/search/govindram-nirmalkar | title=Govindram-Nirmalkar | publisher=Nai Duniya - Jagran | date=July 2014 | access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> It is reported that he was in debts and died in poverty.<ref name="Charan would like to return Padma">{{cite web | url=http://raviwar.com/news/346_charandas-chor-govindram-nirmalkar.shtml | title=Charan would like to return Padma | publisher=Raviwar | date=26 June 2010 | access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Nirmalkar died in the shadow of poverty">{{cite web | url=http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/chhatisgarh-charan-das-chor-fame-legendary-actor-govind-ram-nirmalkar-dies-1-773494.html | title=Nirmalkar died in the shadow of poverty | publisher=Aaj Tak | date=28 July 2014 | access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> ''Padmashri Govind Ram Nirmalkar Auditorium'', an auditorium at [[Rajnandgaon]] is named after him.<ref name="Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) Air Force Open Rally Registration">{{cite web | url=http://www.jobsandesh.in/rajnandgaon-airforce-december-2015.html | title=Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) Air Force Open Rally Registration | publisher=Job Sandesh | date=2015 | access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Habib Tanvir]]<br />
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