Raipur. The Government of Chhattisgarh will give awards in the name of the country’s renowned theater artist, playwright and director Habib Tanveer and litterateur and environmentalist Anupam Mishra. It is worth noting that late Habib Tanveer, a famous theater artist, playwright and director, has a close relationship with Chhattisgarh. He was born on 1 September 1923 in Raipur. Habib Tanveer after his education moved to Mumbai in 1945 and started a job in All India Radio as a producer. While there, he wrote songs for Hindi films. Also acted in some movies. Wrote many plays. Habib Tanveer received many awards and Padma Vibhushan Award in the year 2002. He was also a Rajya Sabha MP from 1972 to 1978. His play Charandas Chor was the first Indian play to be awarded at the Edinburgh International Drama Festival (1982). His major works include Agra Bazaar (1954), Charandas Chor (1975).
Renowned writer, editor, cinematographer and Gandhian environmentalist Anupam Mishra was born in Wardha, Maharashtra to Sarla Mishra and famous Hindi poet Bhavani Prasad Mishra in 1948. happened in He did his post graduation in Sanskrit from Delhi University in 1969. After completing college, he joined the Gandhi Peace Foundation in Delhi. He was working for the environment ever since no department of environment was opened in the country. With his efforts, the work of water conservation started in drought-hit Alwar, which was seen and appreciated by the world. He was awarded the Chandrashekhar Azad National Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in the year 2007-2008. In the year 2011, he was awarded the country’s prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Award. In the year 1996, he was also honored with the Indira Gandhi Environment Award. (IANS)
