MK Raina

MK Raina is a well-known actor, filmmaker, and academic. He has acted in more than 150 plays, directed over 160 theatre productions, and is a major contributor to Indian New Wave cinema. He is instrumental in reviving ‘Bhand Pather’, the traditional folk theatre of Kashmir, and received several honours including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the BV Karanth Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been a fellow at Stanford University, and a Scholar-in-Residence at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Before I Forget: A Memoir (2024) chronicles his life, career, and activism against the backdrop of major social and political changes in India.