Norah Richards

Norah Richards

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Norah Richards (1876 – 3 March 1971) was an Irish-born actress and theatre practitioner, who was later called the Lady Gregory of the Punjab. She devoted 60 years (1911–1971) of her life towards enriching the culture of the area. She came to the Punjab in 1911 and produced the first Punjabi play, Dulhan ("The Bride"), written by her pupil I.C. Nanda in 1914.

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Norah Richards was born on 1876. She was best known as a playwright. Richards' country of citizenship (nationality) was Indian. She died on Wednesday, 3 March 1971.

You can find people similar to Norah Richards by visiting our lists Indian drama teachers and Women writers from Himachal Pradesh.

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