Yazdi Karanjia
Indian theatre actor
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Yazdi Naoshriwan Karanjia (born 3 March 1932, Valsad)[1] is a Gujarati theatre person from India. He is based in Surat and widely noted as one of the doyens of Parsi theatre.[2][3][4]
Yazdi Karanjia | |
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Karanjia at Gujarati Vishwakosh, September 2018 | |
| Born | 3 March 1932 Valsad, Surat, Gujarat |
| Occupation | Theatre actor |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2021) |
Career
For more than 60 years, his troupe has performed comedy plays. With Chandravadan Mehta, he has created Tapitate Tapidas, a comedy radio series on Akashvani, which ran for more than 400 episodes. Later it was also published as a book.[5] Some of his popular comedy plays include Bicharo Barjor, Dinshajina Dabba Gul and Kutarani Punchhadi Vanki. He rans Cambay Institute of Commerce, a coaching institute.[5]
In January 2020, he was awarded with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, for his services in the field of the arts.[6][7][8]
