Author: Ravi Deep
Date of birth: 30 December 1954
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Ravi Deep started stage acting from his school days and got involved in modern theater during college days at Kapurthala, a town in India. He did his Masters in Dramatic Art from Punjabi University, Patiala in 1977. He did freelancing as theater actor, director and writer. He wrote and directed short plays 'Rang Nagari' (The City of Colors), 'Kheench Rahe Hain' (Pulling On), 'Kaun Nachaye Nach?' (Who Makes Us Dance?), 'Satya Katha' (The True Story) and 'Mukti Bahini' (The Liberation Force). These plays won inter varsity contests for 4 consecutive years (1978-81). 'Rangmanch Ke Teen Rang' an anthology of his first three plays was published in March, 1982. His plays are still being staged every year, mainly at University Contests.
Ravi Deep joined Doordarshan, the Public Service Broadcasting Organisation of India in April, 1983 and shifted to programme production, writing and direction for television. He produced and directed TV Serials 'Buniad', 'Lafafi' and 'Parchhaven' besides a number of Teleplays, Telefilms and TV Programmes. He won Doordarshan Award in 2008 in the Literary Adoption Category. He has three more nominations to his credit. He did Masters in Political Science (1980) and M Phil (1992). Presently he is working at Doordarshan, Mumbai
