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Writer, Poet, Theatre Activist

Brijeshwar Singh
Dr. Brijeshwar Singh.jpg
Born 1968 (age 54–55)
Occupation(s) Writer, Poet, Theatre Activist
Known for Helping children born with thalassemia avail regular and life saving blood transfusions
Spouse Garima Singh
Parent Rajendra Bahadur Singh (Father)
Gayatri Devi (Mother)
Awards Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi award, 2020

Brijeshwar Singh (born 22 September 1968), is a writer, poet and theatre promoter based in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2][3][4] His patronage and promotion of theatre through the Rang Vinayak Rang Mandal theatre repertoire and the annual theatre festival being organised in his own Windermere Theatre[5][2][3][4][6] earned him the U.P. Sangeet Natak Academy award for 2020.[7][8] His Daya Drishti Charitable Trust helps children born with thalassemia avail regular and life saving transfusions.[2][6] His second book ‘Next Patient, Please’ was released on 26 March 2022.[9][10][11]

Early life[edit]

Singh was born on 22 September 1968 in Lucknow to Rajendra Bahadur Singh and Gayatri Devi. His father was an officer in Provincial Services. In Lucknow, Brijeshwar was educated at City Montessori School. Later, his father was transferred to Bareilly where Brijeshwar studied at Government Inter College (GIC). He completed his higher studies from King George’s Medical College (now known as King George’s Medical University),[12] Lucknow and Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College (GSVM), Kanpur.

Theatre promotion[edit]

Brijeshwar fell in love with theatre during his days at New Delhi when a friend introduced him to the play “Tumhari Amrita” starring Farooq Sheikh and Shabana Azmi.[2][8][1]

When Brijeshwar came back to Bareilly, he established a theatre repertoire and named it ‘Rang Vinayak Rang Mandal’ (RVRM).[13][6] He is the founder  and director of RVRM.[3]

In 2009, Brijeshwar Singh built a black box theatre at Bareilly. The auditorium is called Windermere Theatre.[14][8][2][15][6]

Brijeshwar Singh has started offering grants to upcoming talent in theatre. It is called the ‘Windermere Theatre Grant’. The 14th National Windermere Theatre Festival will also be organized in 2023.[16]

Brijeshwar Singh is the organizer of the Annual Windermere Theatre Festival at Bareilly.[5][12][15][6][17] He has organised 13 editions of the festival.

Brijeshwar’s patronage and promotion of theatre earned him the U.P. Sangeet Natak Akademi award for 2020.[7][8]

“in and out of theatre” book cover

Writer & poet[edit]

Brijeshwar wrote his first book ‘In & Out of Theatre: Heart-Warming Vignettes from Beyond the Operation Theatre’ in 2014.[2][12][15] The book was published by Supernova Publishers.

He has recently completed his second book ‘Next Patient, Please’. Which was published on 26 March 2022.[9][10][11]

Brijeshwar Singh also writes poems in Hindi. His story, ‘Keh do Gunjan!’ was published in India Today’s annual literature edition, 2019.[1] ‘Next patient, please’ has been showcased at the World Book Fair 2023.[16]

Philanthropy[edit]

Brijeshwar Singh founded Daya Drishti Charitable Trust. The charitable organization helps children born with thalassemia avail regular and life saving transfusions.[17] The trust also offers free medical services to the underprivileged.[2][18] Brijeshwar Singh has also been providing expert advice on major incidents related to thalassemia. Recently, he talked to an online media platform regarding the Nagpur (Maharashtra, India) incident where four thalassemic kids got infected with HIV because of unsafe blood transfusion.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c “Bareilly surgeon Brijeshwar Singh pens real-life inspired short stories”. The Economic Times. 2 Jan 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Krishna, Aprajita (26 June 2018). “Bareilly Kaifiyat that throbs in the Bone, Pulse and Heartbeat of a Doctor: Dr Brijeshwar Singh”. The Daily Eye.
  3. ^ a b c Nath, Dipanitha (2017-01-31). “Doctor in the House”. The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ a b “रंगमंच: हम हैं तो गम नहीं”. Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 8 February 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  5. ^ a b Kapoor, Sanjana (17 February 2017). “The festive season of theatre”. The Week.
  6. ^ a b c d e Mishra, Sheokesh (February 13, 2009). “Operation theatre”. India Today. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  7. ^ a b “बरेली के आर्थोपेडिक सर्जन डॉ. ब्रजेश्वर सिंह को संगीत नाटक अकादमी पुरस्कार”. Hindustan (in Hindi). 19 Feb 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  8. ^ a b c d Krishna, Aprajita (11 March 2021). “Curtain calls, encores to Doctor Brijeshwar Singh!”. The Daily Eye.
  9. ^ a b “Next Patient Please यानी मरीज के दर्द की सच्ची कहानी डा. बृजेश्वर सिंह की जुबानी”. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  10. ^ a b “बरेली के ऑर्थोपेडिक सर्जन डॉ. बृजेश्वर की किताब का नई दिल्ली में हुआ विमोचन”. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  11. ^ a b “साहित्य के प्रति विनम्रता संवेदनशीलता की कसौटीः प्रो.अग्रवाल | Samvad News”. संवाद. 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  12. ^ a b c “जिंदगी, मौत, दर्द और दो सर्जन”. www.ichowk.in. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  13. ^ “Rangvinayak Rangmandal/Windermere Theatre, Bareilly, UP”.
  14. ^ https://www.justdial.com/jdmart/Bareilly/Windermere-Theater-Civil-Lines/9999PX581-X581-170613112000-L1W5_BZDET/catalogue[bare URL]
  15. ^ a b c “प्यारे पॉल के लिए, रंगमंच पर उतरा ट्रैजिक अनुभव”. Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  16. ^ a b “DR BRIJESHWAR SINGH’S CALENDAR YEAR”. thedailyeye.info. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  17. ^ a b Jain, Kirti (2010-02-14). “What drama”. Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  18. ^ “Small town, big theatre”. Hindustan Times. 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  19. ^ “4 Thalassemia infected children test HIV positive”. www.thelallantop.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.

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