Born in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, Debesh has been working in the field of theatre for the last thirty three years. He is the founder and director of “Sansriti”. He has directed over 40 plays in Bengali. “Winkle Twinkle”, “Devi Sarpomasta”, “Phataru”, “Saudagorer Nouka” are milestone productions on the Bengali Stage directed by Debesh.

Not only proscenium, but he has also directed plays for intimate and site-specific theatre. He is a well acclaimed theatre academic and expert, and has completed a senior fellowship on “Cognitive Neuroscience and Theatre”. He has written several books on theatre. “The Week” magazine felicitated him as one of the ‘Fifty emerging stars of India’ in 2003. Debesh has been honoured by Paschimbanga Natya  Academy (Govt. of W.B.) as “Best Director” twice. Recipient  of many awards  Debesh directed his first feature film “Natoker Moto: like a play” in 2015. It was included in International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa in the Indian Panorama and, International Competition Section. Film Critic Circle of India (FCCI) honoured him as best debut director of 2015 for the film. Currently he is working on “Natyashastra”. Highest state award in theatre (Girish Ghosh Samman) was given to Debesh by Govt. of W.B. (I&CA) in 2019. 

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  A young man embarks on a journey in search of a certain temple. On the way, he meets an old man whose search has come to an end. They strike a coversation where they find references and interlinks between their personal lives. At a point of time the conversation turns into a monologue - an endless search. A young man embarks on a journey in search of a certain temple. On the way, he meets an old man whose search has come to an end. They strike a coversationwhere they find references an

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Sher Afgan is an actor who while essaying the role of Sher Afgan once in the play Noorjahan, fell down and underwent a severe injury that affected the working of his mind. Sher Afgan, after this mishap, continues to consider himself as the Jaigirdar of 16th century Bardhaman and goes on living in his world of imagination for the next 25 years. Pirandello, in this play, plays with the dilemma associated with one’s memory: reality and imagination, life and its contours, logicality and illogi

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  This play starts as if rehearsing the play “The Rules of the Game” by Luigi Pirandello. As the rehearsal is about to begin, they are unexpectedly interrupted by the arrival of six strange people. The Director of the play, furious at the interruption, demands an explanation. The Father explains that they are unfinished characters in search of an author to finish their story. The Director initially believes them to be mad, but as they begin to argue among themselves and reveal

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WORKSHOP

Workshop on One-Act and Monolouge / Josh Kornbluth / 2004 Workshop on 'Vachika Avinaya' /Bijaylaxmi Barman / 2005 Workshop on Mime / Anjan Deb / 2006 Contemporary Dance / Kastury Chatterjee / Kas
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THEATRICAL FESTIVAL

  ‘SANSRITI - 15’ ‘Winkle Twinkle’ / ‘Phataru’ / ‘EA’ / ‘Surjo-pora Chhai’ / / Sansriti / Academy / 2008   ‘SANSRITI - 1
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THEATRICAL MAGAZINE

Keya Chakraborty issue / 1993 Satu Sen issue /  1997 Theatre criticism in the mirror of Bengali Theatre, Part - I / 1997 Theatre criticism in the mirror of Bengali Theatre,Part - II / 2001 T
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