What is "padatik"

Padatik (The Guerrilla Fighter) is a 1973 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen.

This film is considered to be the third film of Mrinal Sen's Calcutta trilogy, the others being Interview, and Calcutta 71.

Padatik'' (The Foot Soldier'') first published in 1940 is a Bengali book of poems written by Subhash Mukhopadhyay. This was Mukhopadhyay's first published book. This book created a storm in Bengali literature. Mukhopadhyay wrote this book as a representative of a political party. Mukhopadhyay in his personal life was a consistent Marxist. In this book, poet showed his zeal to redeem the poor and suffering masses from exploitation.

Padatik may refer to:

• Padatik (The Foot Soldier), a 1970 Bengali book of poems written by Subhas Mukhopadhyay
• Padatik (film), a 1973 Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen
• Padatik Nattya Sangsad, a theatre group based in Bangladesh
• Padatik (Indian theatre group), a Kolkata-based theatre group established in 1972

Padatik Kolkata is one of the premier institutions in the field of the performing arts in India, especially in Theatre and Dance. It was founded in 1972 by the eminent Theatre Personality, Late Shyamanand Jalan. He was a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) Award for Direction in 1972. He was also the vice chairman of SNA from 1999-2004.

Padatik’s productions, both in theatre and dance have toured extensively all over the globe. Padatik had also organized the ‘International Seminar on Indian Dance Traditions and Modern Theatre’ in collaboration with International Theatre Institute (UNESCO) in 1983, and the ‘International Festival & Seminar on Theatre, Dance and Martial Arts’ in 1987.