Anees Azmi is a Delhi based Theatre activist. He is associated with the theatre for last four decades. He has written more than 35 full length plays for youth and children. All the plays have been staged by a number of well-known schools and institutions that include the National School of Drama. Translated about 90 children story books, mostly for Pratham Books. A number of his plays and articles are included in textbooks of many states. Received a number of awards in Delhi and outside Delhi including prestigious Ghalib Award of Ghalib Institute, New Delhi. He was member of the Joint Parliamentary committee on “Performance of Cultural Institutions in India.”