Vichar Manthan in Danville, CA on June 7th 2015

Topic: Alternative History of India's Freedom Struggle by Shri. Daya Prakash Sinha

By : Shri. Daya Prakash Sinha as he is visiting from New Delhi. He is an accomplished playwrite and retired IAS officer. 

History is written by whoever is in charge at a time from their perspective. But it does not have to be that way. To know an alternative perspective is an opportunity we should not miss. Now we have that opportunity with respect to India's freedom struggle. Please come with family and participate in Vichar Manthan on the topic of Indian's freedom struggle.

Speaker Bio:
Shri. Daya Prakash Sinha as he is visiting from New Delhi. He is an accomplished playwrite and retired IAS officer. 

++ Born in 1935, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh; 
++ Became Swayam Sevak in 1946 at age of 11, along with 2 elder brothers and 2 younger brothers.
++ Participated in Satyagraha launched by RSS in December 1948 against ban on RSS.
++ Jailed in Naini (Allahabad) Jail along with brothers under leadership of Rajju Bhaiya.

Educated in Allahabad University
++ Joined IAS. Retired in 1993
++ Worked at BJP Central office (1996 - 2010) in honorary capacity as Administrator / National Convener Cultural Cell
++ Worked as National Vice President, Sanskar Bharti. Presently, Patron, Natya Prabhag, Sanskar Bharti

Well known Playwright , theater director and cultural administrator

Daya Prakash Sinha is a celebrated playwright and leader in the field of Indian theater. As a playwright, director and actor whose career has spanned about fifty years, is a well-recognized personality in Indian theater today. 

Awards and Recognition: 

Shri Sinha has been awarded some of the highest honors for his literary and dramatic achievements in Indian theater, including: the Chaman Lal Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre (2015), the NBC Newsmakers Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature(2015), Dr. Lakshmi Narain Lal Smriti Samman (2012), the Urmila Mishra Sammiti Samman (2007), Bhuvaneshwer Natya Samman (2006), the Fida Husain Narsee Puraskaar (2005), the Bhavabhuti Samman (2004), the Lohia Sahity Samman by UP Hindi Sansthan from the Prime Minister of India (2003), “Akademi Award” by Central Sangeet Natak Akademi(2001), which is the highest national award for playwriting from the Governor of Assam State (2001), the “Sahitya Bhushan Award” for excellence in theater from the Indian Minister of Human Resource Development (1999), the Shaityakar Samman by Delhi Hindi Academy (1999), Akademi Puraskar by U.P. Sangeet Natak Akademi from the Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1990).

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