Iraqisthebomb.com. Home | जन नाट्य मंच Jana Natya Manch. EKTA. SAHMAT (Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust) Exhibition by Artists Against Communalism A young idealist and a member of the CPI(M) (Communist Party of India, Marxist), Safdar Hashmi was a writer, a poet, and an actor who made a conscious decision to work actively to fight for social justice and people's rights in the turbulent, rapidly changing social and political scene in India.
The Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) was formed soon after his death in 1989, a coalescing of the anger against his killing. SAHMAT, which translates as 'agreement' in Hindi, was set up as a formal trust comprising some of the leading writers, artists and theatre personalities of India. Since its inception, SAHMAT has worked to build solidarity among artists and intellectuals on questions of conscience in current politics, particularly in the area of communalism. Safdar Hashmi. Safdar Hashmi (12 April 1954 – 2 January 1989) was a Communist playwright, actor, director, lyricist, and theorist, chiefly associated with street theatre in India, and is still considered an important voice in political theatre in India.[1] He was a founding member of Jana Natya Manch (People's Theatre Front; Janam for short) in 1973, which grew out of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).
He was brutally murdered in Jhandapur, a small settlement in the heart of the sprawling Site IV Industrial Area in Sahibabad on the outskirts of Delhi while performing a street play, Halla Bol.[2] Personal life[edit] Safdar Hashmi was born on 12 April 1954 in Delhi to Haneef and Qamar Azad Hashmi. He spent early part of his life in Aligarh and Delhi, where he grew up in a liberal Marxist environment, and went on to complete his schooling in Delhi. Hashmi graduated from St. Career and activism[edit] On 1 January 1989, while performing a street play, Halla Bol (Attack!) Legacy[edit] See also[edit] Rich Mix / London's up-and-coming arts centre / Index. Welcome to Sarai — S A R A I. Motiroti.