Mumbai, India
Target Language: Marathi, Hindi and English
© Irawati Karnik
Irawati Karnik is a writer, playwright, screenwriter, translator, dramaturg and actor based out of Mumbai. She writes in Marathi, Hindi and English. Irawati began her theatre journey by working for the theatre group Awishkar. Since then, she has collaborated with several imminent theatre directors to create plays that have been performed across the country and abroad. An alumnus of Sir J.J. School of Fine Arts, Irawati has also worked towards Research and Documentation of Indian contemporary art. She is the Head of the Department for Dramaturgy at Drama School Mumbai. Irawati has received a number of awards, among others the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, the Vinod Doshi Fellowship, Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad Award, Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage Prize, and Kalakiran Puraskar.