Harpal Tiwana
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Harpal Singh Tiwana, born on 8 August 1935 in Village Aitiana, District Ludhiana Punjab was one of the most prominent Punjabi
playwrights of all time.
His two ventures into film making Long Da Lishkara
and Diva bale Sari Raat became landmarks in Punjabi cinema. He also directed two television productions – Sanjhi Deewar and an unfinished project on Maharaja Ranjit singh.
His famous plays include Sirhind di Deewar. He established Punjab Kala Manch at Patiala along with his wife to promote local artists. Both Tiwana and his wife Neena Tiwana are graduates from National School of Drama
. Neena Tiwana and his son Manpal Tiwana are also playing a key role in promoting the theatre in Punjab
.
Harpal died in a road accident near Palampur
in Himachal Pradesh
, on 19 May 2002, was cremated at Badungar cremation ground at Patiala.
Harpal Tiwana Foundation was set up in the memory of great Punjabi theater personality after his death.
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
playwrights of all time.
His two ventures into film making Long Da Lishkara
Long Da Lishkara
Long Da Lishkara is an Indian Punjabi movie released in 1986, directed and produced by Harpal Tiwana.Under Jagjit Singh's music direction Gurdas Maan sang the all-time hit Challa in this film....
and Diva bale Sari Raat became landmarks in Punjabi cinema. He also directed two television productions – Sanjhi Deewar and an unfinished project on Maharaja Ranjit singh.
His famous plays include Sirhind di Deewar. He established Punjab Kala Manch at Patiala along with his wife to promote local artists. Both Tiwana and his wife Neena Tiwana are graduates from National School of Drama
National School of Drama
National School of Drama is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India, established . It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and became an independent school in 1975...
. Neena Tiwana and his son Manpal Tiwana are also playing a key role in promoting the theatre in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
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Harpal died in a road accident near Palampur
Palampur
Palampur is a green hill station and a municipal council in the Kangra Valley in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, surrounded on all sides by tea gardens and pine forests before they merge with the Dhauladhar ranges. Palampur is the tea capital of northwest India but tea is just one aspect that...
in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
, on 19 May 2002, was cremated at Badungar cremation ground at Patiala.
Harpal Tiwana Foundation was set up in the memory of great Punjabi theater personality after his death.