
Habib Tanvir, one of India’s best known playwrights and theatre directors, was born Habib Ahmed Khan on 1 September 1923 in Raipur in present-day Chhattisgarh. He died on 8 June 2009. His father was from Peshawar and mother from Raipur. Tanvir’s maternal uncles dabbled in poetry and music. His elder brother took part in amateur theatre. The young Habib would... Read More →