Sudipto Chatterjee
Sudipto Chatterjee (Template:Lang-bn; born: 26 July 1964) is an Indian performance scholar actor, playwright and poet.[1] His solo performance Man of the Heart, capturing the life and the times of Lalon Fakir, has received acclaim.[2][3] He has taught at the New York University, Tufts University and University of California, Berkeley in the USA, along with Loughborough University in the UK, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Centre for Studies in the Social Sciences (Calcutta), National School of Drama and the Heritage Academy in India.[4][5] He is (currently) the Artistic Director of Spectactors, a Kolkata-based Indian theater group.[5]
Sexual harassment allegations
On 14 October 2019, a student who has worked under Chatterjee for a theatrical performance, alleged of sexual harassment. Subsequently, two other women raised similar allegations and FIRs were lodged. Chaterjee rejected the allegations, deeming them to be mis-construals of a particular form of theatrical training involving sexual overtones and has since claimed of being compelled to resign from his teaching position at Heritage Academy.[6][4][5][7][8][9] He was arrested, shortly thereafter.[10] Eminent theater personalities have condemned the incident and rejected Sudipto's defense.[11]
References
- ^ "Sudipto Chatterjee". www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Theatre Review: Man Of The Heart - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Lalon Phokir, Man of the Heart: Review by Prachi Deshpande[Parabaas Translation]". www.parabaas.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b Staff, Scroll. "Kolkata: Theatre actor accused of sexual harassment by student, quits as faculty at top college". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Theatre artiste quits faculty after sexual harassment allegation". The Indian Express. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "#MeToo: Theatre Professor At Top Kolkata College Accused Of Sexual Abuse". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "3 Women Accuse Kolkata Playwright of Sexual Assault, He Responds". The Quint. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "সুদীপ্ত চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের বিরুদ্ধে উঠল যৌন হেনস্থার অভিযোগ". Eisamay (in Bengali). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ রায়চৌধুরী, অর্পিতা. "অভিনয় শেখানোর নামে 'ধর্ষণ', পরিচালকের বিরুদ্ধে তরুণীর অভিযোগ ভাইরাল ফেসবুকে". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Kolkata police arrest actor-professor Sudipto Chatterjee on charges of rape". Hindustan Times. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Film and theatre personalities condemn the #MeToo allegation against Sudipto Chatterjee - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2019.