Rekha Jain

Rekha Jain (1924–2010) was an Indian children's playwright, director, and folk music expert. In addition to plays for children, she has also written articles and reviews on Indian folk music and folk dance. She received awards from the Hindi Academy, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi Natya Sangham, Delhi Rotary Club, Sahityakar Samman, Delhi Hindi Academy etc. In 2006, the Sangeet Natak Akademi honoured her with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for overall contributions.

Biography Rekha Jain was born as Rekha Goyal on 28 September 1924, into a conservative Baniya joint family in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

On 3 May 1936, at the age of 12, Rekha Goyal married Nemi Chandra Jain, who belonged to a wealthy business family but was attracted to progressive ideas and Marxism. The marriage ceremony was conducted in a traditional manner, according to Vaishnava beliefs and later Jain rituals. She has also trained at the Asian Theatre Institute. Her son, Sanjay Jain is a Senior Professor at Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi. The other two children are Urmi Bhushan Gupta and Rashmi Vajpayee. She was also the founder-secretary of the women's organization 'Kalyani'. Malyang Ki Koochi (later revised and renamed as Anokhi Koochi) written and directed by her in 1999, is based on a Chinese folktale. Sa Re Ga Ma Tak Dhina, Dhin, which she wrote, is a play that talks about the role of music in the development of children. She has also received awards from the Hindi Academy, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi Natya Sangham, Delhi Rotary Club, Sahityakar Samman, Delhi Hindi Academy etc. In 2006, the Sangeet Natak Akademi honoured her with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for overall contributions for her contributions to drama.

Works on her Her biography, Rekha Jain (2001), written by Mahesh Anand, was published by the National School of Drama.