A Founder Scholar from Carnegie Melon University in the United States of America, where she received her Bachelors degree in drama, she also received the highest honor for excellence from Briarcliff College, where she was President of Student Council, and crowned May Queen!
A Founder Member of Yatrik, Sushma Seth played lead roles in over 80 plays, in Hindi, Urdu and English theatre in an eminently successful career since 1960.
Acted in over 100 films and television series, notable among them were Humlog and Dekh Bhai Dekh. Sushma Seth established Children’s Creative Theatre in 1973, initiated the Childrens’ drama workshops at the National School of Drama and was on the faculty of several institutions, and directed over 40 plays. At present, she is the Honorary Cultural Director of an inter-faith NGO - Arpana, which believes that ‘service with love is true worship’, and where Ms. Seth has held many production-oriented workshops.
Sushma Seth has been felicitated and honored with many awards, the Rashtriya Priyadarshini Award, Bharat Nirman Award, Best Actress Award from Sahitya Kala Parishad, Lifetime Achievement Award from Chamanlal Society, Kalpana Chawla Excellence Award, Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Award for her contribution to Indian theatre, and the National Vayoshreshtha Samman from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for Creative Arts.
Tell us something about your life’s journey you have travelled?
Our family was very progressive. When other women were cloistered in purdah, my aunts were encouraged to participate in music, dance, painting, radio plays and perform in public concerts. I learnt classical vocal music from the age of 5. There were frequent music and dance recitals that I had the privilege to attend and appreciate from that age.
My first lesson in teaching children came from my music teacher Shri Vipin Chandra from Gandharv Mahavidyalaya. He would draw a cartoon character for me, as an incentive, each time I learnt a new raga that he taught me. I excelled and stood first in the 1st year music examination, and also ranked 1st in all the competitionsI participated in.
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