Manohar Khushalani

Khushalani believes that Culture and Environment are the two legs on which Mankind can rescue itself from disaster. True to that belief he has launched two portals:

One Portal on Environment and Water called Uno Universe at url: [1] and One Ezine on Culture called Stage Buzz at url: [2]

He has designed dams and hydraulic structures for the Government. He is a programmer and has developed Engineering design software in Fortran. He is a co-author of Irrigation Practice & Design (Vol 1 to5) published by Oxford & IBH and sponsored by National Book Trust. He has been a Director, Environment and Sociology, at the National Water Academy, Khadakwasla and Director, Environment Management Directorate, Central Water Commission and Member Secretary, National Environmental Monitoring Committee for River Valley Projects. He was also Director of Instrumentation Directorate in the Dam Safety Organisation

He did his Schooling from Delhi Public School, Mathura Road and his Civil Engineering from BITS Pilani. He was the President of BITS Pilani Alumni Association, Pune.He has also done two short courses on Finite Element analysis from IIT, Delhi. A course on Film Appreciation from Film and Television Institute, Pune. He has enriched himself with numerous short term courses, because, for him, learning will continue up to his grave. He studied Visual Basic at STG, Delhi, Management Development at NWA, Pune, Learnt to be a Trainer in Theatre & Culture of Civilisation, from UNESCO International Theatre Institute, Studied Programming in Fortran and Design of Hydraulic Gates from CWC

He has also taught extensively in such varied subjects as Dam Safety, Instrumentation, CAD, IT, Animation, Theatre, Newspaper Editing. He has conducted Courses on Environment Management, Water Shed Development, Team Building and Personality Development.

He is a Radio Anchor for All India Radio and has moderated several programs for the Rajdhani Channel

He is a well-known Theatre Actor/Director and Critic, has been involved in theatre since 1977. He has worked as an actor in over 47 proscenium plays with almost every leading director/Actor in the Country including Badal Sircar, Feisal Alkazi, Amal Allana, M.K. Raina, Anuradha Kapoor, Maya Rao, Manohar Singh, Prasanna, Rati Bartholomew and Sushmita Mukherji. He has been a street theatre activist and as a member of Workshop Theatre, Theatre Union and Prayog, Khushalani has participated in street plays taking up major social issues such as dowry, bride burning, Sati, banned medicinal drugs and communalism. Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Can’t Pay Won’t Pay, both directed by Manohar Khushalani, received rave notices from critics and audiences alike. Other plays directed by him include Badal Sircar’s, Sagina Mahato and Boris Vian’s Empire Builders for Ruchika Theatre Group.

Khushalani has also acted in a few films such as Sudhir Mishra's Hazaron Khwaishen Aisi and Pradeep Krishan's Annie Gives Those Ones. He is also an Animator & Graphics Designer and has directed a number of documentaries. He also held a number of Honorary positions and was President of North India Films Association, He was the Chairman of Jury for UGC CEC Educational Films Competition and has been on their Preview Committee since last many years. He was on the preview committee of Door Darshan Channel 3, He was a visiting Professor at National School of Drama, New Delhi, and Film & Television Institute of India, Pune. He has judged a large number of Drama Competitions and conducted a number of Theatre / Management Games Workshops with Institutions such as AIIMS, NTPC, CWPRS, NWA, Karve Nari Prakshishan Sansthan, FICT, IIT, MAMC, Gargi College, KNC, Tagore International School and Vivekananda School.

He has also been a Theatre Critic with Midday and Pioneer Daily and wrote Column's Called Culture Cocktail and Footlights Respectively. He was also the Guest Editor for an issue on Folk Theatre of ICCR Journal Horizons. He has also written for Times of Indian, Hindustan Times, Blitz, Hard News, Theatre India & Art Times.

Contributions:

Water Issues Between Riparian States India and Pakistan - Read More..

Dwindling Resources Using Sea Water - Read More...

India's Leap Forward Country's Largest Desalination Plant Opens in Chennai Read More..

Indian & American Water Regulation -a Comparative Analysis Read More...

How the Rain Falls - Read More..

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