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| name = Heisnam Kanhailal<br />
| image = Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship to Shri Heisnam Kanhailal, at the investiture ceremony of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards-2011, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.jpg<br />
| caption = Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship to Shri Heisnam Kanhailal, at the investiture ceremony of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards-2011, at Rashtrapati Bhavan<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|1|17|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = {{dda|2016|10|6|1941|1|17|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Imphal]], Manipur, India<br />
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| occupation = Art theatre<br />
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| spouse = [[Sabitri Heisnam]]<br />
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'''Heisnam Kanhailal''' (17 January 1941 – 6 October 2016) was an Indian art theatre personality.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manipur's Heisnam Kanhailal for Tanveer Sanman award |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_manipur-s-heisnam-kanhailal-for-tanveer-sanman-award_1620251 |newspaper=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |quote=..Manipur's Heisnam Kanhailal for Tanveer Sanman award ...|date=2 December 2011 }}</ref> For his work, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] [[Indian honours system|civilian award]] in 2004 and the [[Padma Bhushan]] civilian award in 2016 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards |publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]] |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429180512/http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php |archive-date=29 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was the founder-director of [[Kalakshetra Manipur]], a theatre laboratory established in 1969 that explores a new vocabulary in the existing language of theatre.<br />
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Kanhailal was born in Keisamthong Thangjam Lairak, [[Imphal]].<br />
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Kanhailal was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in Direction in 1985, given by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees |publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217185616/http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archive-date=17 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
In December 2011, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Award, the highest ranked and most valued Akademi award.<br />
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Kanhailal was married to [[Sabitri Heisnam]], his theatre associate and a fellow Padma Shri awardee.<ref name="Heisnam Kanhailal ">{{cite web | url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Profile_of_Manipuri_Personalities.Donny_Luwang.Heisnam_Kanhailal_Theatre | title=Heisnam Kanhailal | publisher=E Pao | date=27 July 2009 | access-date=January 22, 2016}}</ref> He died after an illness in Imphal on 6 October 2016.<ref>[http://scroll.in/latest/818433/theatre-veteran-heisnam-kanhailal-dies-after-brief-illness Theatre veteran Heisnam Kanhailal dies after brief illness]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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*[http://www.indianautographs.com/productdetail-126527.html Indian autographs]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110521200234/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=3050513 Hindu images]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Profile_of_Manipuri_Personalities.Donny_Luwang.Heisnam_Kanhailal_Theatre Heisnam Kanhailal, Profile]<br />
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