ARCODHAN
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | ARTIST |
| Location | CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, India |
| Introduction | M.A. ECONOMICS; TAUGHT ENGLISH IN A COLLEGE FOR 5 YEARS; ECONOMIC/COMMERCIAL ANALYST AT THE AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL IN CHENNAI FOR 20 YEARS; RECEIVED 3 AWARDS FROM THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE; ACTED IN MANY PLAYS IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN; DIRECTED PLAYS IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN;RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE WEST GERMAN GOVERNMENT TO STUDY CONTEMPORARY THEATRE IN BERLIN AND MUNICH; ACTED IN FEATURE FILMS, TV FILMS, AND SERIALS IN ENGLISH, TAMIL, AND FRENCH; WON TWO STATE AWARDS IN PAINTING COMPETITIONS WHILE IN SCHOOL; WON OTHER AWARDS FOR PAINTING; PARTICIPATED IN MANY GROUP PAINTING EXHIBITIONS; HELD THREE SOLO PAINTING SHOWS; NOW TEACHING STUDENTS DRAWING AND PAINTING; ORGANIZED SEVEN GROUP SHOWS OF STUDENTS AND GIVEN AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING EXHIBITS; ORGANIZED FIVE SOLO SHOWS OF ADVANCED STUDENTS; WRITTEN SCRIPTS FOR TV EPISODES AND DIRECTED THEM; WRITTEN PLAYS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND DIRECTED THEM; WRITTEN SHORT STORIES; WAS THE DRAMA CRITIC OF "THE HINDU" FOR TEN YEARS;WRITTEN CRITICISM AND ARTICLES ON ART IN JOURNALS AND NEWSPAPERS; TRANSLATED FRANZ KAFKA'S "THE TRIAL" FROM GERMAN INTO TAMIL AND PUBLISHED IT; TRANSLATED TAMIL SHORT STORIES INTO ENGLISH FOR PUBLICATION. |
| Interests | PAINTING,ACTING,WRITING,READING |
| Favorite movies | MY FAIR LADY,SOPHIE'S CHOICE,SOUND OF MUSIC, DR. ZHIVAGO, CAMELOT, WAIT UNTIL DARK,CARETAKER, SLEUTH, PSYCHO, AND PLANET EARTH. |
| Favorite music | HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL AND SEMI CLASSICAL VOCAL |
| Favorite books | SEA OF POPPIES, WHITE TIGER, THE LIFE OF PI, A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, SELF-CONSCIOUS UNIVERSE, |