For years, Padma Bhushan awardee Satyadev Dubey has been equally loved and hated, as he ruffled feathers and sponged on friends to keep his passion for theatre alive. The book Satyadev Dubey: A Fifty-year Journey Through Theatre traces the timeline of his career, which corresponds with the progress of Indian experimental theatre

On September 20, Pandit Satyadev Dubey was rushed to hospital after he suffered a severe epileptic attack. The seizure struck while he was hanging out at his favourite haunt, the caf ufffd at Juhu's Prithvi Theatre. The 75-year-old theatre veteran is recovering, we are reassured.


Rebel with a cause: A book on Satyadev Dubey has hit bookstores,
and it holds articles and interviews with theatre folk who worked with
the celebrated director

Meanwhile, Satyadev Dubey: A Fifty-year Journey Through Theatre, which consists of articles, reviews and interviews on and by Dubey, has quietly made its way to bookstands. The book chronicles Dubey's life as well as the growth of Indian experimental theatre.

The two after all, are intertwined. Dubey worked with playwrights like Vijay Tendulkar, Evam Inderjit, Dharamvir Bharati, Mohan Rakesh andu00a0 Girish Karnad. He encouraged, through brickbats, actors like the late Amrish Puri, Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah and Sonali Kulkarni. Theatre directors from the late Chetan Datar to Sunil Shanbag and the young Irawati Karnik trained under him. The list is endless.

In a freewheeling chat, Shanta Gokhale, editor of the book, tells us how Dubey's life fills the 300 pages of the book.