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{{short description|Indian theatre director (born 1945)}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2010}}

[[Image:Kumara varma forweb1.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Kumara Varma]]
'''Kumara Varma''' (born April 1945) is an [[Indian theatre]] [[Theatre director|director]]. To date, he has directed at least thirty-six Indian and Western plays during the past five decades, including ''Raja Oedipus'', ''Urubhangam'', ''Mattavilasam'', ''Abhijnana Shakuntalam'', ''[[Ashadh Ka Ek Din]]'', ''Baaki Itihas'', ''Uddhwast Dharmashala'', ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'', ''Death Watch'', ''Agg De Kaleere'' ("[[Blood Wedding (play)|Blood Wedding]]") and ''Leedli Nagari ki Neeti Katha'' ("[[The Visit (play)|The Visit]]").

==Biography==
Kumara Varma was born in April 1945 in [[Mavelikkara]], [[Kerala]]. After completing his BSc, he joined the [[National School of Drama]] in 1964 and left in 1967 with the prestigious [[Bharat Puraskar]] and [[Girish Ghosh Puraskar]]. During 1967–68, he worked in the Repertory Company of the NSD and directed ''Hori'' (a dramatized version of [[Premchand]]’s ''[[Godaan]]'') for which the set was designed by [[Ebrahim Alkazi]].

Between 1968 and 1973 Kumara Varma was actively involved in the Natakakalari movement (New-theatre Movement) in Kerala, organizing workshops and directing plays in collaboration with playwrights such as [[C. N. Srikanthan Nair]], [[G. Sankara Pillai]] and [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker|Kavalam Narayana Panikkar]]. Some of his productions of this period include Nair's ''Saketam'', Pillai's ''Bandi'' and Panikkar's ''Sakshi''.

Varma joined the Faculty of the Department of Indian Theatre at [[Panjab University]] in 1973 as Lecturer and later became Professor.<ref name="Rashid">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061210/ttlife1.htm|title=Back to the roots|last=Rashid|first=Parbina|date=10 December 2006|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|accessdate=15 August 2010}}</ref> He has also chaired the Department and has been the Dean of the Faculty of Design and Fine Arts. He was also formerly a Secretary of the Punjab University Teachers Association (PUTA). Kumara Varma was awarded the Italian Government Scholarship in 1979 and studied the History of Theatre and Drama at the [[University of Rome La Sapienza|University of Rome]]. Besides having represented India in the [[UNESCO]] World Theatre Conference at [[Paris]] in 1980, he has also studied theatre in many countries.

==Productions==
===2000===
* ''Leedli Nagari Ki Neeti Katha'' (2001), a Hindi adaptation of [[Friedrich Dürrenmatt]]'s ''[[The Visit (play)|The Visit]]'' by Kumara Varma for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Ahijnana Shakuntalam'' (2001), by Kālidāsa for the National School of Drama, New Delhi
* ''Agg De Kaleere'' (April 2003), a Punjabi adaptation of Garcia Lorca's ''Blood Wedding'' by Surjeet Pattar for the Department of Theatre & Television, Punjabi University, Patiala
* ''Teen Bhautik Shastri'' (2004), a Hindi translation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's ''[[The Physicists]]'' for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Ek Dalit Yuvati Ki Dukh Bhari Dastan'' (2005), a Hindi adaptation of M. Mukudan's ''Oru Dalit Yuvatiyude Kadana Katha'' for the Repertory Company of the National School of Drama, New Delhi<ref name="Pradeep">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/06/12/stories/2006061201080100.htm|title=Teaching theatre is rewarding|last=Pradeep|first=K.|date=12 June 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=15 August 2010}}</ref>
* ''Warren Hastings Ka Saand (2008), ''a stage adaptation of Uday Prakash's Hindi short story for the Department of Indian Theatre, P.U., Chandigarh. ''
*"Begum Panikkar",(2012), a Malayalam adaptation of Satish Alekar's Marathi play "Begum Barve" for the Department of Theatre, Sri Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala.
*"Andorra", (2014), Malayalam translation of Max Frisch's play "Andorra" by S. Sunil Kumar for the School of Drama & Fine Arts, University of Clicut, Thrissur.

===1990===
* ''Shehar Hamara'' (1990), a Hindi adaptation of [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[Our Town]]'' for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Death Watch'' (1991), by Jean Genet for Sahridaya Sangam, Chandigarh
* ''Uspar'' (1993), a Punjabi adaptation of [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[A View from the Bridge]]'' for Sahridaya Sangam, Chandigarh
* ''Rishte Hi Rishte'' (1994), a Hindi adaptation of Thornton Wilder's ''[[The Matchmaker]]'' for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Bury the Dead'' (1996), by Irwin Shaw for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Jana Shatru'' (1999), a Hindi adaptation of [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[An Enemy of the People]]'' by J. N. Kaushal for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh

===1980===
* ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' (1980), by Luigi Pirandello for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Mattavilasam'' (1982–83), by Mahendra Vikrama Varman for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Urubhang'' (1984), by Bhasa for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Men Without Shadows'' (1985), by Jean-Paul Sartre for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Agg De Kaleere'' (1986), a Punjabi adaptation of [[Garcia Lorca]]'s ''[[Blood Wedding (play)|Blood Wedding]]'' by Surjit Pattar for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh

===1970===
* ''Jabala Satyakaman'' (1970), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Koothamplam, Alleppey
* ''Kakkarissanatakam'' (1970), a folk play from Kerala for the Department of Tourism, Kerala state
* ''[[Bhagavadajjukam]]'' (1971), by Bhodhayana for Kerala Sangeet Natak Akademi
* ''Enikkusesham'' (1972), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Thiruvarang, Alleppey
* ''Daivathar'' (1973), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Thiruvarang, Alleppey
* ''A Doll's House'' (1973), by Henrik Ibsen for the Department for Indian Theatre, Panjab University, Chandigarh
* ''Baaqui Itihas'' (1975), by Badal Sircar, for Indian Arts Revival Group, Chandigarh
* ''Ashadh Ka Ek Din'' (1976), by Mohan Rakesh, Janvadi Rang Manch, Chandigarh
* ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' (1976), by Lorca for Sutradhar, Chandigarh
* ''Durmati Bhanda Phoota (Tartuffe)'' (1977), by Molière for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Ottayan'' (1977), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Thiruvarang, Trivandrum
* ''Raja Oedipus'' (1978), by Sophocles for the Department of Indian Theatre, P. U., Chandigarh
* ''Uddhvast Dharmashala'' (1979), by Govind Deshpandey for Natika

===1960===
* ''Chakra'' (1967), by Vidyadhar Pundalik for the National School of Drama
* ''Hori (Godan)'' (1967), by Premchand for the Repertory Company of the National School of Drama, New Delhi
* ''Bandi'' (1968), by G. Sankara Pillai for Suvarnarekha, Trivandrum
* ''Sakshi'' (1968), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Koothapalam, Alleppey
* ''Kazhukanmar'' (1968), by G. Sankara Pillai for The Dramatic Club, Cashew Board, Quilon
* ''Saketam'' (1969), by C. N. Srikantan Nair for Suvarnarekha, Trivandrum
* ''Thiruvazhithan'' (1969), by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar for Koothamplam, Alleppey

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kumaravarma.com kumaravarma.com]
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