Birth of a dream
As the vision of Harpal Tiwana shapes up in the form
of a centre for performing arts in Patiala,
Nonika Singh checks out his legacy

Finishing touches are being given to the state-of-the-art Harpal Tiwana Centre for Performing Arts at Patiala Photo: Rajesh Sachhar

We all have dreams.... We all aspire for many things for ourselves, our near and dear ones. It is only the dreams of great men, which do not revolve around I, me, myself. Decades ago, theatre stalwart Harpal Tiwana dreamt of infusing professionalism and exemplary standards into Punjabi theatre. With productions like Hind Di Chaadar, Sirhind Di Deewar and many more, he enthused among Punjabis a sense of pride in their culture.

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