birth_place birth_date article_title name alma_mater
mumbai 14 september 1947 amal allana
 amal allana national school of drama
amal allana

amal allana -lrb- born 14 september 1947 -rrb- is an indian theatre director , scenic designer and costume designer and presently she is in her second consecutive term as the chairperson of national school of drama , india 's premier institute of theatre training , she also runs the dramatic art and design academy -lrb- dada -rrb- , new delhi , with her husband nissar allana , which they co-founded in 2000 .
as a theatre director , she has directed over 55 plays in hindi , including notable plays like , `` aadhe adhure '' -lrb- mohan rakesh -rrb- , `` khamosh , adalat jari hai '' -lrb- vijay tendulkar adaptation of 1956 short-story , ` die panne ' -lrb- traps -rrb- by friedrich dürrenmatt -rrb- , `` ashadh ka ek din '' -lrb- mohan rakesh -rrb- , `` tughlaq '' and `` hayavadana '' -lrb- both by girish karnad -rrb- , `` mahabhoj '' -lrb- mannu bhandari -rrb- -lrb- 1982 -rrb- , `` king lear '' , `` himmat mai '' -lrb- mother courage -rrb- , `` nati binodini '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- and `` begum barve '' -lrb- satish alekar -rrb- , many of which are known to have set trends in indian theatre .
she was awarded the 1998 sangeet natak akademi award in direction , given by sangeet natak akademi , india 's national academy for music , dance and drama
