Tripurari Sharma

About Tripurari Sharma

Born on 31st July 1956, Tripurari Sharma, grew up in Delhi, studying English literature in Miranda House and then Theatre at the National School of Drama (NSD). She worked for many years with street theatre companies, women's groups and performers of folk theatre in different parts of the country. Later, she joined the faculty of NSD from where she retired in 2019. She has written plays in Hindustani, like, 'Bahu,’ 'Kath ki Gadi,’ ‘Reshmi Rumaal’ ‘Azeezun’ and 'Aadha Chand' which have also been performed. She has received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award for Theatre Direction. She has also created plays for children and written stories for them which have been published by Room to Read, while the National Book Trust brought out Alu, a collection of short stories. Journals like Hans and Kathan have published some of her Hindi short stories. Her first short story in English, 'The Side Entrance,’ was published in Guftugu in 2022.