AWARDS AND HONOURS FOR THEATER WORK

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

• Selected as the Fellow of the Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi in 2011.
• Won national award for the best play writer of the Kendra Sangeeta Nataka Akademi in 2009.
• Thikkodiyan Award for Theater in 2009.
• Yavanika Theater Award in 2009.
• Senior Fellowship awarded by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India – 2006 – 2008.
• Chose for inclusion in the Marquis Who is Who in the World (U.S.A.) – 2005.
• Vijaya Ratan Award by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi – 2002.
• Kerala Sangeeta Akademi Award for the best drama director – 2002.
• Abu-Dhabi Shakthi Awad for Children’s literature – 2001.
• Kerala Cultural Society Award for theater – 2000.
• V.T. Bhattathirippad Award for the best writing on theater – 1998.
• Kerala Institute of Children’s Literature Award for the best play for children – 1994.
• The Govt. of Kerala Award for the best book on theater – 1993.
• Nalappadan Award for the best one act play – 1992.
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the best play – 1982.
• Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi Award for the best play – 1977.
• Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi Award for the best regional play – 1975.

FOREIGN JAUNTS ON THEATER WORK

• Italy: Studied in the University of Rome on an Italian Govt. Fellowship in 1980-81. Visited U.K., Ireland, Switzerland, Paris, Greece, West Germany and Austria on theater studies.
• Visited Abu-Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah for conducting theater workshops in 1988.
• Visited U.S.A. on a theater visit programme for playwrights under the auspices of the U.S.I.S. in 1989.
• Studied at the New York University on post doctoral Fulbright Fellowship under Richard Schechner during 1989-90.
• Went to Tokyo as visiting professor of theater in Meiji University on Japan Foundation Fellowship in 1996.
• Visited Malaysia to conduct theater seminar in Malay University, K.L..  in 1997. Also visited Singapore and Bali on cultural studies, the same year.
• Performed in Japan with a theater troupe, consisting of  a group from School of Drama, Calicut University on Indian theater, in 2001.
• Went to Paris as Visiting Professor in a cultural exchange programme of the U.G.C., New Delhi, the same year.
• Visited Doha as Jury Chairman to judge a national theater festival in 2002.
• Went to South Korea to present own play, ‘Kuchelagatha’ at the Asian Theater Festival in 2002.
• Travelled to Doha again as chairman of Jury Committee for assessing a state level drama  in 2003.
• Visited Russia to present a paper on theater at the International Theater Conference at St. Peters Burg in 2004.
• Presented a Research paper at the 7th Conference of the Society for Shamanastic Research at Chang Chun, China in 2004.
• Another visit to China to present a paper in a seminar on Anthropology and Theater in Xing Jiang Normal University in the same year. Attended Chekho-Theater festival in Beijing, China too.
• Visited Dhaka and presented a paper on Ibsen’s ‘The Master Builder’ for the International Ibsen Conference in 2006.
• Went to Helsinki to read a paper on Theyyam and Globalization in connection with IFTR Congress in 2006.
• Went to Oslo to present a paper on Ibsen’s ‘The Wild Duck’ at the University of Oslo in 2006.
• Visited London for experiencing Shakespeare’s Globe Theater performances  in 2006.
• Conducted Theater Workshops in Stellan Bosch and Durban Universities in South Africa in 2007.
• Went to University of Athens in Greece for conducting research on ancient Greek Drama during 2008.
• Went to Switzerland for conducting theater workshop and seminar at the Fir Bourge University in 2008.