| (MAR 2025) “RANG SAMWAD” – Dr. Tejinder Singh at 8-Day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
Rang Samvad - Day 1 Theatre Music: Unveiling the Sound of Stage
The first day of Rang Samvad, a captivating event organized by Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Academy in collaboration with the Department of Indian Theatre, unfolded with immense enthusiasm and deep insights as we delved into the fascinating world of Theatre Music with our esteemed subject expert, Dr.Tejinder Singh Gill.
The session beautifully explored how music in theatre is not merely an accompaniment but a powerful force that shapes emotions, deepens storytelling, and enriches the theatrical experience. From traditional forms to contemporary experiments, the discussion highlighted the nuanced role that sound plays in captivating audiences and breathing life into performances.
The event was a beautiful amalgamation of theatre, theatre music, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Punjab.
Dr. Navdeep Kaur ( Organiser, Convener & Co-ordinator )
Chairperson, Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, Chandigarh
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| Dated: 12/07/2026 |
| 1. | 03/08/2026 | (29th July 2026) Interactive Talk Session with Dr. Suman Kumar, Secretary, Drama Section, Sangeet Natak Akademi,New Delhi and Mrs. Pratibha Singh. |
| 2. | 01/08/2026 | (29th July 2026) Celebrated the auspicious day of Guru Purnima at the department. |
| 3. | 01/08/2026 | (24th July 2026) Alumni of the Department, Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, visited the Department. |
| 4. | 15/07/2026 | (June 2026) Performance of Play Production “KESARIYA RANGATHA” CONCEPTUALISED, ADAPTED, DESIGNED & DIRECTED BY DR. NAVDEEP KAUR |
| 5. | 15/07/2026 | (APRIL 2026) Performance of ”Sohni Mahiwal” at K L Saigal 6th Punjabi Rang Utsav 2026 - National Theatre Festival at Jalandhar (DESIGN & DIRECTION BY DR. NAVDEEP KAUR). |
| 6. | 14/07/2026 | (APRIL 2026) Cleanliness drive under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan |
| 7. | 14/07/2026 | (April 2026) ORGANIZED ANNUAL SPORTS MEET |
| 8. | 14/07/2026 | (MAR 2026) CELEBRATION OF WORLD THEATRE DAY |
| 9. | 14/07/2026 | ( MAR 2026) Organized an Intensive Acting Workshop by Mr. Amit Sanouria |
| 10. | 14/07/2026 | (FEB 2026) Organised Stagecraft and Model Making Workshop By Mr. Nitin Sharma. |
| 11. | 14/07/2026 | (JAN 2026) NATIONAL VOTERS DAY- PLEDGE |
| 12. | 14/07/2026 | (NOV 2025) Ten-Day Workshop on Mask Making and Property Making BY Mr. Mintu San |
| 13. | 14/07/2026 | (NOV 2025) BLUE OCEAN FILM SCREENING at The Department of Indian Theatre. |
| 14. | 14/07/2026 | (NOV 2025) ORGANISED A SIX-DAY NAVA-RASA SĀDHANA WORKSHOP | SATTRIYA STYLE |
| 15. | 14/07/2026 | (OCT 2025) NO CORRUPTION PLEDGE |
| 16. | 14/07/2026 | (OCT 2025) ORGANISED Sattriya Dance Performance By Ms. Krishnakshi Kashyap |
| 17. | 14/07/2026 | (OCT 2025) Organised a Five-Day International Acting Workshop on the Meisner Technique |
| 18. | 14/07/2026 | (SEPT 2025) Organised the “Alumni Meet” in the Department of Indian Theatre, PU, Chandigarh. |
| 19. | 14/07/2026 | (SEPT 2025) Sattriya Dance Workshop -“Mati Akhora: Impact on Body and Mind” |
| 20. | 14/07/2026 | (SEPT 2025) 10-DAY ACTING WORKSHOP BY MR. JYOTI NARAYAN |
| 21. | 13/07/2026 | (SEPT 2025) 10-Day Workshop on Chhau and Sanskrit Play By Mr. Bhumikeshwar Singh |
| 22. | 13/07/2026 | (SEPT 2025) Organized "SCENE WORK DEMONSTRATION" by Dr. Navdeep Kaur |
| 23. | 13/07/2026 | (AUG 2025) DAY -5 INTERACTIVE INDUCTION & ORIENTATION PROGRAM 2025 |
| 24. | 13/07/2026 | (AUG 2025) DAY -4 INTERACTIVE INDUCTION & ORIENTATION PROGRAM 2025 |
| 25. | 13/07/2026 | (AUG 2025) DAY -3 INTERACTIVE INDUCTION & ORIENTATION PROGRAM 2025 |
| 26. | 13/07/2026 | (AUG 2025) DAY -2 INTERACTIVE INDUCTION & ORIENTATION PROGRAM 2025 |
| 27. | 13/07/2026 | (AUG 2025) 6-DAY INTERACTIVE INDUCTION & ORIENTATION PROGRAM 2025 |
| 28. | 12/07/2026 | (AUG 2025) Organized a WORKSHOP on COSTUME DESIGN by Mr SAGNIK |
| 29. | 12/07/2026 | (AUG 2025) Organized a WORKSHOP on SET DESIGN by Mr SAGNIK |
| 30. | 12/07/2026 | (AUG 2025) Organised Street Plays to promote “Har Ghar Tiranga” |
| 31. | 12/07/2026 | (JULY 2025) Organised Makeup Workshop by Mr. Antarjit Singh |
| 32. | 12/07/2026 | (JULY 2025) Organised Light Designing Workshop by Mr. Harmeet Singh |
| 33. | 12/07/2026 | (April 2015) CELEBRATION OF ANNUAL SPORTS MEET |
| 34. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) “RANG SAMWAD” – Dr. Navdeep Kaur at 8-Day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 35. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) “RANG SAMWAD” – Sh. Sudesh Sharma at 8-Day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 36. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) “RANG SAMWAD” – Sh. Bipin Kumar at 8-Day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 37. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) “RANG SAMWAD” – Sh.Privendera Singh at 8-Day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 38. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) PLAY PERFORMANCE “PUNASHCHYA KRISHNA" at the 8-day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 39. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) PLAY PERFORMANCE “WRONG TURN” at the 8-day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 40. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) PLAY PERFORMANCE “ADI VIKRAMADITYA” at the 8-day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 41. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) PLAY PERFORMANCE “SUHAANE AFSANE” at the 8-day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 42. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) PLAY PERFORMANCE “MITRA KI KAHANI” at the 8-day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 43. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) PLAY PERFORMANCE “NIRMAN SE NIRWAN TAK” at the 8-day CSNA “RANG PRAYOG” RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMROH |
| 44. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) Celebration of WORLD THEATRE DAY at the Department. |
| 45. | 12/07/2026 | (MAR 2025) Performanceof "SOHNI MAHIWAL" at 8 DAYS CSNA: RANG PRAYOG RASHTRIYA NATYA SAMAROH |
| 46. | 12/07/2026 | (FEB 2024) Performance of the Play Production “Sohni Mahiwal at 24th Bharat Rang Mahotsav - International Theatre Festival of India, 2025. |
| 47. | 12/07/2026 | (JAN 2025) Celebration of Lohri at the Department. |
| 48. | 12/07/2026 | (DEC 2024) PERFORMED STREET PLAY at PGI "SAY NO TO DRUGS" |
| 49. | 12/07/2026 | (DEC 2024) Felicitated Dr. HIMANSHU DWIVEDI with "DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD" |
| 50. | 12/07/2026 | (NOV 2024) Interactive Session with the Alumni of the Department |
| 51. | 12/07/2026 | (NOV 2024) ORGANISED a SPECIAL DANCE PERFORMANCE ON 'Philosophy of Srimanta Sankardeva and influences of Krishna Culture in Sattriya Dance' |
| 52. | 12/07/2026 | (NOV 2024) ORGANISED A SPECIAL DANCE PERFORMANCE ON "SATTRIYA OJAPALI" |
| 53. | 12/07/2026 | (NOV 2024) ACTING WORKSHOP conducted by Sh. Partha Bandyopadhyay. |
| 54. | 12/07/2026 | (NOV 2024) ACTING WORKSHOP conducted by Sh. Vipan Kumar) |
| 55. | 11/07/2026 | (OCT 2024) MASK MAKING (PAPER MACHE) Workshop conducted by Dr. Abhishek Bharti |
| 56. | 11/07/2026 | (OCT 2024) Workshop on Natyashastra conducted by Dr. Himanshu Dwivedi |
| 57. | 11/07/2026 | (OCT 2024) ORGANISED LECTURE ON “SRIMANTA SANKARDEV AS DRAMATIST” |
| 58. | 11/07/2026 | (SEPT 2024) Organised an Interaction Session with Mr. Bipin Kumar (Director, Bhartendu Natya Akademi, Lucknow) |
| 59. | 11/07/2026 | (SEPT 2024) Organized a WORKSHOP on SET DESIGN by Mr SAGNIK |
| 60. | 11/07/2026 | (Sept 2024) Organized a workshop on Chhau by Mr. Bhumikeshwar Singh |
| 61. | 11/07/2026 | (AUG 2024) Play Production “Sohni Mahiwal” at the Five-Day CSNA National Theatre Festival |
| 62. | 11/07/2026 | (AUG 2024) Performed Street Plays to promote “Har Ghar Tiranga” |
| 63. | 11/07/2026 | (AUG 2024) Organized an ACTING WORKSHOP by Mr. Govindaraju Bhardwaja. |
| 64. | 11/07/2026 | (AUG 2024) Organized a WORKSHOP on COSTUME DESIGN by Mrs. DOLLY AHLUWALIA TIWARI |
| 65. | 11/07/2026 | (AUG 2024) Alumni of the Department, Mr. YASHPAL SHARMA, visited the Department. |
| 66. | 11/07/2026 | (MAY 2024) Play Production "SOHNI MAHIWAL" DESIGNED & DIRECTED BY DR. NAVDEEP KAUR |
| 67. | 11/07/2026 | (MAR 2024) WORLD THEATRE DAY CELEBRATIONS |
| 68. | 11/07/2026 | (MAR 2024) Organised a National Seminar on "Theatre: Indispensable In The Digital Age" Celebrating WORLD THEATRE DAY |
| 69. | 11/07/2026 | (MAR 2024) Organised a cleanliness drive under “Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan” in the department. |
| 70. | 11/07/2026 | (MAR 2024) WORKSHOP ON HUMAN EMOTION UNDERSTANDING IN PUBLIC SPEECH |
| 71. | 11/07/2026 | (MAR 2024) Organized "Make-Up" Workshop by Mr. Antarjit Singh |
| 72. | 11/07/2026 | (OCT 2020) An International Webinar on "Tuning Your Instrument: Living a Conscious Healthy Life" with Mr. Domenic Panuccio. |
| 73. | 11/07/2026 | (NOV 2017) An International Acting Workshop in collaboration with The Consulate General Of CANADA. |
| 74. | 11/07/2026 | (NOV 2017) “Chandigarh Literature Festival” in collaboration with Adab Foundation. |
| 75. | 11/07/2026 | (AUG 2017) Organised a cleanliness drive under “Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan” in the department. |
| 76. | 10/07/2026 | (MAY 2017) Commemorative Stamp Release Programme: In celebration of the birth Centenary of Padma Shri. Balwant Gargi. |
| 77. | 10/07/2026 | (AUG 2016) Shri MOHAN AGASHE's visit to the Department |
| 78. | 10/07/2026 | (AUG 2016) Interaction Session with KANTA KOCHAR-LINDGREN |
| 79. | 10/07/2026 | (Mar 2024) Organized Directorial Exercise WORKSHOP by Mr. Amit Sanouria. |
| 80. | 10/07/2026 | (Mar 2024) Organized Directorial Exercise WORKSHOP by Mr. Abhishek Bharti |
| 81. | 10/07/2026 | (FEB 2024) WORKSHOP ON ACTING (Regional Theatre Form)“Kanak Di Balli” |
| 82. | 10/07/2026 | (FEB 2024) WORKSHOP ON ACTING (Regional Theatre Form)“Nagamandala” |
| 83. | 10/07/2026 | (FEB 2024) Performance of Play Production “Jasma Odan” at 23rd Bharat Rang Mahotsav - International Theatre Festival of India, 2024. |
| 84. | 10/07/2026 | (JAN 2024) WORKSHOP ORIENTED DEMONSTRATION ON SPACE EXPLORATION (“A Doll’s House”) |
| 85. | 10/07/2026 | (JAN 2024) WORKSHOP ORIENTED DEMONSTRATION ON SPACE EXPLORATION (“Shakuntalam”) |
| 86. | 10/07/2026 | (NOV 2023) STREET PLAY on " Revision of the Photo Electoral Roll" |
| 87. | 10/07/2026 | (DEC 2023) Organized VOICE & DICTION WORKSHOP by RJ Pankaj Sharma |
| 88. | 10/07/2026 | (AUG 2023) Organized "10-Day STATE-LEVEL Residential Theatre Workshop In Chandigarh" for " THE IMPORTANCE OF THEATRE IN EDUCATION AND LIFE". |
| 89. | 09/07/2026 | (AUG 2023) Organized "10-Day DISTRICT-LEVEL Residential Theatre Workshop" for " THE IMPORTANCE OF THEATRE IN EDUCATION AND LIFE". |
| 90. | 09/07/2026 | (JULY 2023) Organized "10-Day Divisional-Level Residential Theatre Workshop" for " THE IMPORTANCE OF THEATRE IN EDUCATION AND LIFE". |
| 91. | 09/07/2026 | (JULY 2023) KALA SAMIKSHA WORKSHOP at The Department of Indian Theatre |
| 92. | 09/07/2026 | (MAY 2023) Play Production " JASMA ODAN " DESIGNED & DIRECTED BY DR. NAVDEEP KAUR |
| 93. | 09/07/2026 | (MAR 2023) Organised Study Tour to ADVANCED STUDY & GAETY THEATRE, SHIMLA For the students of MA-I & MA-II of the Department. |
| 94. | 09/07/2026 | (MAR 2023) CELEBRATION OF WORLD THEATRE DAY |
| 95. | 09/07/2026 | (Mar 2023) Organised a Cultural Program & an Interactive Session on the International Women's Day. |
| 96. | 07/07/2026 | (DEC 2022) PLAY ORIENTED WORKSHOPS FOR ENCOURAGING "THEATRE IN SCHOOL EDUCATION". |
| 97. | 07/07/2026 | (NOV 2022) Celebration of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas & Performance of "CHHAU", WORKSHOP by Mr. Bhumikeshwar Singh |
| 98. | 07/07/2026 | (OCT 2022) WORKSHOP WITH VISUAL ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER & PAINTER FROM NEW YORK |
| 99. | 07/07/2026 | (AUG 2022) Organised an International Webinar on "Folk Music of Punjab". |
| 100. | 07/07/2026 | (AUG 2022) Organised an International Webinar on “Punjab Da Dhadi Lok Sangeet” |
| 101. | 07/07/2026 | (AUG 2022) Organised an International Webinar on “Punjabi Folk Theatre”. |
| 102. | 07/07/2026 | (June 2022) Play Production "LAAL LAKEER" Designed & Directed by Dr. Navdeep Kaur |
| 103. | 07/07/2026 | (APRIL 2022) Organised a cleanliness drive under “Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan” in the department. |
| 104. | 07/07/2026 | (Mar 2022) Organized "Space Exploration" WORKSHOP by Ms. Sejuti Bagchi |
| 105. | 07/07/2026 | (Mar 2022) Organized VOICE & DICTION WORKSHOP by RJ Pankaj Pammu |
| 106. | 07/07/2026 | (MAR 2022) CELEBRATION OF WORLD THEATRE DAY |
| 107. | 07/07/2026 | (MAR 2022) Celebrated International Women’s Day at The Department of Indian Theatre. |
| 108. | 07/07/2026 | (June 2021) Directorial Exercises Conducted by Dr. Navdeep Kaur with the Students of MA- II (Virtual Mode) |
| 109. | 07/07/2026 | (DEC 2021) Workshop on Mask Making by Dr. Abhishek Bharti |
| 110. | 07/07/2026 | (Sept 2021) INDUCTION PROGRAM FOR THE NEW ACADEMIC SESSION. [Virtual Mode] |
| 111. | 07/07/2026 | (Aug 2021) Organised KAHANI PATH " YEHI MERA VATAN" story by Munshi Premchand on INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 112. | 07/07/2026 | (June 2021) Celebrated "International Yoga Day" (Virtual Mode) |
| 113. | 06/07/2026 | (Jan 2021) Organised the “First Alumni Meet” in the Deptt of Indian Theatre, PU, Chandigarh. |
| 114. | 06/07/2026 | (June 2020) Organised a webinar: a series of Five Exclusive Lectures on THEATRE: Yesterday and Today” |
| 115. | 06/07/2026 | (April 2020) First online theatre program National Workshop (Webinar) on “Basics of Light Designing”. |
| 116. | 06/07/2026 | (JAN 2020) Alumni of the Department, Mr. Sunil Grover, visited the Department. |
| 117. | 06/07/2026 | (Nov 2019) Organised Study Tour to SIDHI (MP) For the students of MA-I & MA-II of the Department. |
| 118. | 06/07/2026 | (OCT 2019) Organized "CHHAU" WORKSHOP by Mr. Bhumikeshwar Singh at the Department of Indian Theatre |
| 119. | 06/07/2026 | ( Aug 2019) Organised "Induction program" to welcome newly admitted students of MA- I in the department. |
| 120. | 06/07/2026 | (Aug 2019) Celebration of 550th Birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji |
| 121. | 06/07/2026 | (May 2019) Play Production "HEER RANJHA" Designed & Directed by Dr. Navdeep Kaur |
| 122. | 06/07/2026 | (Mar 2019) Celebrated "World Theatre Day" at the Department of Indian Theatre. |
| 123. | 06/07/2026 | (NOV 2018) Organised Light Designing Workshop by Mr. Souti Chakraborty |
| 124. | 06/07/2026 | ( OCT 2018) Organised a cleanliness drive under “Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan” in the department. |
| 125. | 06/07/2026 | (SEPT 2018) ACTING WORKSHOP on "Theatre History and Major Theatre Directors" by Dr. Sunil. |
| 126. | 06/07/2026 | (AUG 2018) ACTING WORKSHOP by Mr. Teekam Joshi at the Department of Indian Theatre |
| 127. | 06/07/2026 | (AUG 2018) Ph.D. VIVA-VOCE of Mr. Adish Verma |
| 128. | 06/07/2026 | (AUG 2018) Organized "CHHAU" WORKSHOP by Mr. Bhumikeshwar Singh at the Department of Indian Theatre |
| 129. | 06/07/2026 | (MAY 2018) Play Production "BEYOND SMILE" |
| 130. | 06/07/2026 | (NOV 2017) Oganised “Gatka” workshop conducted by Mr. Narinder Pal. |
| 131. | 05/07/2026 | (AUG 2016) Celebrated YOGA DAY in the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University |
| 132. | 05/07/2026 | (Mar 2016) Interaction with a New Zealand-based film and theatre artist and a PU Alumnus Mr. RUPINDER VIRK |
| 133. | 05/07/2026 | (FEB 2016) PERFORMANCE of "10 DARK DAYS" at CHASSCONG 2016 - SIXTH CHANDIGARH SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS PROGRAM.. |
| 134. | 05/07/2026 | (FEB 2016) PLAY PRODUCTION "10 DARK DAYS" Designed & Directed by Dr. Navdeep Kaur |
| 135. | 05/07/2026 | (DEC 2015) Organized a "THEATRE TALK" a Seminar in the Department |
| 136. | 05/07/2026 | (DEC 2015) Organised a 10-Day "Writing Workshop" By Neeraj Kunder |
| 137. | 05/07/2026 | (DEC 2015) Ph.D. VIVA-VOCE of Mr. Himanshu Dwivedi |
| 138. | 05/07/2026 | ( OCT 2015) Organised a cleanliness drive under “Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan”. |
| 139. | 05/07/2026 | (JULY 2015) Organised "RANG-YOG," a 15-day Theatre Yoga workshop conducted by Dr. Dhirendra Acharya. |
| 140. | 05/07/2026 | (MAY 2015) Organised Study Tour to SIDHI (MP) For the students of MA-I & MA-II of the Department. |
| 141. | 05/07/2026 | (April 2015 ) Organised a Theatre Workshop conducted by "Filter Theatre Group" from the U.K. |
| 142. | 05/07/2026 | (April 2015) CELEBRATION OF ANNUAL SPORTS MEET |
| 143. | 05/07/2026 | (MAR 2015) Organized a cultural evening “OCTAVE: The Festival of North-East States”. |
| 144. | 05/07/2026 | (FEB 2015) Organized a cultural evening “Ik Shaam Punjabi Virse De Naam” at Deptt. of Indian Theatre. |
| 145. | 05/07/2026 | (Jan 2015) Organised a three-day National Theatre Conference |
| 146. | 04/07/2026 | (JAN 2015) Organised Acting Workshop with Catharsis Theatre Group, Romania. |
| 147. | 04/07/2026 | (Jan 2015) Organized VOICE & DICTION WORKSHOP by Danish Iqbal at the Department of Indian Theatre |
| 148. | 04/07/2026 | (DEC 2014) MARTIAL ARTS WORKSHOP by Sh. BHAGWANDAS RAIKWAL |
| 149. | 04/07/2026 | (September 2014) Organized ACTING WORKSHOP by Mr. Partha Bandyopadhyay at the Department of Indian Theatre |
| 150. | 04/07/2026 | PLAY PRODUCTION NEOH JARH (2012) |
