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"Anuradha Kapur is an Indian theatre director and professor of drama. She taught at the National School of Drama (NSD) for over three decades and was the Director of National School of Drama for six years (2007–2013). For her work as a theatre director, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award was conferred on her in 2004. Her work as a director is noted for its open and interactive nature. Early life Anuradha Kapur was born in Nainital in 1951. She is the daughter of M. N. Kapur, the longest-serving Principal of Modern School, New Delhi, and Amrita Kapur, Art historian and critic Geeta Kapur is her sister. After completing her schooling from Modern School, New Delhi, she studied English at Miranda House, Delhi. She obtained her master's degree in English from the University of Delhi in 1973. Career Kapur started her teaching career as lecturer in English in Delhi University's Bharati College. However, she was always sure that she wanted to pursue theatre as a profession. During her student days, she had been a member of the theatre group Dishantar led by Om Shivpuri, and acted in a number of plays, including Adhe-Adhure by Mohan Rakesh. She obtained leave from the college to study for a master's degree in drama and theatre arts at the University of Leeds, UK, where she eventually completed a Ph.D. In 1981, Kapur joined the faculty of NSD as associate professor. She later became professor, and stayed with NSD until her superannuation. During this period, she taught many students who went on to make a mark in theatre and cinema. Some of them are Seema Biswas, Irrfan Khan, Rajpal Yadav and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. In July 2007, Kapur was appointed director of NSD for a five-year term, later extended by a year up to July 2013. She was also Chief of the NSD Repertory Company. Currently she is visiting professor at the School of Culture and Creative Expressions, Ambedkar University Delhi. Kapur has taught in several institutions in India and abroad. During 2016–2017, she was Fellow at Freie Universitat, Berlin. Work A distinguishing feature of Kapur's work as a director has been its open and interactive nature. She has worked extensively in collaboration with visual and video artists and filmmakers. Some of the people she has worked with are Arpita Singh, Bhupen Khakhar, Madhusree Dutta, Nalini Malani, Nilima Sheikh and Vivan Sundaram. She is one of the founding members of Vivadi, a working group of painters, musicians, writers and theatre practitioners. "Porous borders between art forms", according to Kapur, take the work "to a level where meanings emerge in multitudes." Most recently, Kapur has ventured into a new genre - opera - with an international team assisting her in the production "Daughters", staged in Delhi in January 2020. Books authored/edited by Anuradha Kapur Actors, Pilgrims, Kings, and Gods: The Ramlila at Ramnagar, by Anuradha Kapur. Seagull Books, 1990. * Intercultural Acting and Performer Training, edited by Phillip B. Zarrilli, T. Sasitharan and Anuradha Kapur. Routledge, 2019. Awards and honours Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2004) * J. Vasanthan Lifetime Achievement Award (2016) References External links Anuradha Kapur at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2017 Living people 1951 births Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award University of Delhi alumni Indian theatre directors Indian women theatre directors "
"John Baptist Wang Xiaoxun (; born January 19, 1966) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xing'anfu from 2016. For the Chinese government, he was Bishop of the Diocese of Ankang, a diocese founded by the government. Biography Wang was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi, on January 19, 1966. From a young age, he soon joined the path of practice at the Xi'an Seminary. In 1985, he attended the Shaanxi Theological Academy and graduated in 1992. In July 1992, he was ordained a priest when he was 26 years old, led by the archbishop of Xi'an Li Dao'an. After ordained a priest, he did pastoral work in many parishes. In 2005, he was appointed a priest to administer the main parish of Ankang Parish. On October 13, 2010, he was elected as a Bishop's Assistant to the Ankang diocese, a diocese established by the Chinese government, with a close district. In April 2005 he was appointed pastor of Ankang diocese. On October 13, 2010, he was elected Coadjutor bishop of the Ankang diocese. He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on November 30, 2016. References 1966 births People from Xi'an Living people Chinese Roman Catholic bishops "
"Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri born (October 27, 1967) is the current governor of Adamawa State. https:punchng.com/breaking-inec-declares-pdps-fintiri-winner- of-adamawa-governorship-election/amp/ He was a member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, and was appointed the Speaker of the House. He became the acting Governor of Adamawa State Nigeria, following the impeachment of admiral Murtala Nyako in July 2014, handing later to Bala James Ngilari after serving for three months. Fintiri won the governorship election of Adamawa State that took place on the 9th of March 2019, however, the election was declared inconclusive because the number of cancelled votes was more than the margin between the winner and his close opponent.Channels TV. Channels Television "Inec declares Adamawa governorship election inconclusive" Umaru Fintiri was declared winner of the election in the early hours of Friday after having secured 376,552 votes to defeat incumbent Governor Jibrilla Bindow of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 336,386 votes.https://www.channelstv.com/2019/03/29/breaking-pdps-fintiri-wins- adamawa-governorship-election/website= Channels Television Political Career In the March 9, 2019 Adamawa State Governorship Election and upon the completion of March 28, 2019 Adamawa State supplementary election, Ahmad was declared winner of the Election having polled 376,552 votes defeating the Incumbent governor Bindo Jibrilla of the All Progressive Congress who polled 336,386 votes. See alsoList of Governors of Adamawa State References Living people Governors of Adamawa State People from Adamawa State Politicians from Adamawa state Year of birth missing (living people) Marghi people "