Alkazi, being an ideal teacher, noticed that something was wrong with the boy who was good in practical exercises but weak in literature.Friends, family and fraternity members laud the move of honouring the stalwart of Indian theatre.K. Many of dad’s plays were staged there. It was high time the government took a step like that. Also, NSD was situated at the Rabindra Bhawan before it moved to its new building, and so all the plays used to be staged at Meghdoot. Ebrahim Alkazi made that theatre space. Remembering how Alkazi, the former director and chairman of the NSD, changed his life, he had reminisced, "I could not speak a single line in English because I had studied in a Punjabi medium school. He is remembered for being a great guru and a theatre artiste par excellence, despite the fact that he has not been active in the field for a few decades now. Meghdoot was our training ground,” he says and adds, "I am so happy that something is named after him, otherwise nothing has been named after the likes of Alkazi and B.. Premchand’s Hori was probably the first play staged there directed by one of the final year students. "In those days, the National School of Drama used to get very little money. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will also grace the occasion with her presence. I got so frustrated that I wanted to leave NSD in six months. It was established and named by him and we can’t even think of changing it.

The open theatre performance space in the Meghdoot Theatre Complex will be named after Ebrahim Alkazi.”Alkazi is now a nonagenarian and lives in the capital. Tughlaq, for example, was staged there before it was presented at Purana Qila. (Photo: Bunny Smith) In his memoir And Then One Day, Naseeruddin Shah writes "In Alkazi I had at last found an inspiring teacher — one who liked and appreciated me and didn’t make me feel like a fool, one who was interested in helping improve my mind, and pushed hard to make me realise the potential he perceived in me. Karanth, who are like the makers of modern Indian theatre.On Wednesday, Shah and his daughter Heeba will be performing at the Meghdoot Theater Complex, where the open theatre performance space will be named as Alkazi Rangpeet. A short film on Ebrahim Alkazi will be followed by a performance of Ismat Apa Ke Naam staged by Mumbai’s Motley Theatre Group. An exhibition on Alkazi curated by Amal Allana and designed by Nissen Allana will also be on display.V.Sharing the joy of the Alkazi family, Feisal Alkazi says, "As a family, we are very happy. He told me that English is not a hauwa and taught me easy ways to learn the language. About the decision of naming the space after him and "not renaming the complex”, Chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Shekhar Sen, says, "The name of Meghdoot Theatre remains the same.” in praise of theatre stalwart Ebrahim Alkazi.”.”In 2015, when actor Om Puri visited his alma mater, NSD after 32 years as a guest of honour to inaugurate the Bharat Rang Mahotsav, he got nostalgic.. We as students carried the bricks and mortar during its construction. Then Shah will present vacuum compressed bag Gharwali and Heeba will stage Chuhui Muee. Raina is thrilled with the move.”Ebrahim AlkaziVeteran actor M. We are establishing a chair to honour him.

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