Imtiaz Dharker

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ADDRESS
B-2 Purshottam Bhavan
Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill,
Mumbai-400 006
INDIA.
Tel: (91-22) 2 363 4241
Telefax: (91-22) 2 363 4422
International mobile : 0091 9820129966
UK mobile : 00 44 7719590555
imtiazdharker@hotmail.com
Website: www.imtiazdharker.com

QUALIFICATIONS
M.A in English Literature and Philosophy, The University of Glasgow.

EXPERIENCE

1980
Started SOLO, a company for the production, scripting and direction of video films
1980 to the present, over 200 films and audio-visuals including
The Festivals of India


» In Japan
» In U.S.A
» In Germany
Vistara » Architecture of India
Shelter » On street children
Sadhana » On children in need of special care
UNICEF » Leprosy case study on the girl child
Concern India » On helping people help themselves
CRY » Child Relief and You
South Asia Design Centre » On the crafts-people of the region
The World Population Council » On reproductive health
National Centre for Performing Arts » On the Centre
Tata Cancer Hospital » On cancer treatment
Impact India » On the prevention of disability

POETRY

1989
"Purdah" (Oxford University Press India)
1994
"Postcards from god" (Viking-Penguin India)
1997 "Postcards from god" (Bloodaxe, U.K.)
2001 "I speak for the devil" (Bloodaxe, U.K.)
2003 "I speak for the devil" (Penguin, India)
2002 onward readings for GCSE Poetry Live around UK
website : www.poetrylive.net

DRAWINGS

1982

First solo exhibition
"Purdah" Mumbai
1990

Second solo exhibition
"Borderlines" Mumbai and Delhi
1992

Third solo exhibition
"Living spaces" Mumbai
1993 Group Show New York
1994

Fourth solo exhibition
"Postcards from God" Mumbai, Delhi, Madras & Bangalore.
1996

Fifth solo exhibition
"Random Blue, a parallel life" Mumbai
1997

Sixth solo exhibition
Nehru Centre, London
1999

Seventh solo exhibition
"Freefall" Mumbai

AWARDS
» Silver Lotus awarded by the President of India for the Best Short Film 1980.
» Award winning documentaries for :
IMPACT - The prevention of disability
CRY - Child Relief and You
» All India Artists' Association - Balraj Sahani Award



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