# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ratan-thiyam
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:20:30.499Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ratan-thiyam"
name: "Ratan Thiyam"
slug: "ratan-thiyam"
description: "Ratan Thiyam was an Indian playwright, theatre director and teacher from Manipur. He was a leading figure of the post-independence \"Theatre of Roots\" movement of decolonisation in Indian theatre, along with stalwarts like KN Panikkar, BV Karanth, Habib Tanvir, Bansi Kaul, and Jabbar Patel. In a career spanning over five decades, he is best known for amalgamating traditional Manipuri performance styles with contemporary theatrical forms to create a new language with plays like Uru Bhangam, Karnabharam, Chakravyuha, Ritusamhara, and Uttar Priyadarshi. This won him critical acclaim in India as well as internationally, through his theatre company, Chorus Repertory Theatre, which was formed in Imphal, Manipur in 1976. it soon became a \"national hub for experimental, visually rich, and socially responsible theatre\". Also known as Thiyam Nemai and Oja, Ratan Thiyam was known for writing and staging plays that use ancient Indian theatre traditions and forms in a contemporary context. A former painter, and proficient in direction, design, script and music, Thiyam was often considered one of the leading contemporary theatre gurus."
tagline: "Indian theatre director"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Vice_President%2C_Shri_M._Venkaiah_Naidu_presenting_the_Legends_of_India_-_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_to_renowned_Theatre_personality%2C_Shri_Ratan_Thiyam%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_August_31%2C_2018.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1948-01-20"
deathDate: "2025-07-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  75
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump