Jashwant Thaker produced innovative plays, much against the liking of the political decision-makers. His most important contribution was in theatre education. He headed drama departments at M. S. University in Vadodara in Gujarat University and Natya Vidya Mandir in Ahmadabad. He acted many roles particularly Sanskrit and Shakespearean and also directed innumerable plays both classical and modern including Gujarati originals like Rasiklal Parikh's Sharvilak, and C. C. Mehta's Narmad and Dhara Gurjari. Thaker wrote books on production techniques, edited a theatre magazine and scripted teleplays. A rich resonant voice and supple body characterized his best performances, as Shah Jahan, Hamlet, Chanakya, and Shivaji. His dream of meaningful theatre made him one of the most important personalities in modern Gujarati theatre, along with Mehta and Jaishankar Sundari. Jashwant Thaker died in 1990. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |