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Topic: Theatre

When Nehru got arrested a day before Zohra Sehgal’s wedding

At the event, Ghar ki Murghi Daal Baraabar, Kiran Segal recalled her mother’s colonial childhood, creative partnership with husband Kameshwar, and the turmoil of Partition.

Ramayana and Mahabharata acts, dance forms breathe life into sculptures: Scholar Kapila Vatsyayan

In March 2012, scholar and art historian Kapila Vatsyayan delivered a speech after receiving the 4th Thalia Prize, explaining the interdependence of different art forms — theatre, dance to music.

This Pakistani theatre group brought Ram and Sita to the stage. ‘It’s our Ramayana too’

The director, Yogeshwar Karera, didn’t know he was making history until a musician pointed out that this is the first time Ramayana has been staged like this in Pakistan.

Three women over 60 are redefining Delhi theatre. ‘People think we’re mad’

At Three Arts Club, Sohaila Kapur, Anuradha Dar, and Anuradha Kapur make theatre on their own terms. ‘Our audiences respond to that honesty.’

Swan Lake meets Odissi & pakhawaj in Germany. It was a conversation, not fusion

Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake met Odissi with a new narrative drawn from Nala and Damyanti, the ancient Indian epic of exile, devotion, and reunion from the Mahabharata.

This play about pleasure and abuse breaks the binary. It’s painful, messy and funny

‘Seconds Before Coming' is written, directed, and performed by 26-year-old Rishika Kaushik. After performing it at Delhi's Oddbird theatre, she wants to stage it in people's houses.

How do you bring Dostoevsky to Delhi? With Hindi poets and songs, of course

The Russian influences in 'Chandni Raatein' are heavy, but the story feels Indian. A young Nestanka, played by actor Girija Godbole, stands on a bridge, singing the Nadiya Bairan Bhayi thumri in Raag Des.

25 Thai dancers and 6 musicians recreate Ramayana. It’s universal

Thai Chargé d'Affaires Thirapath Mongkolnavin said the Namaste Thailand Festival celebrates the “deep-rooted cultural connections that have enriched Thailand and India.”

Raj Bisaria saw theatre as a discipline, not a stepping stone to Bollywood

Raj Bisaria’s theatre was never about spectacle alone—it was about provocation. He gave his actors the illusion of creative freedom while subtly guiding them toward his vision.

A new ‘Train to Pakistan’ play asks—freedom for whom and from what?

The play, based on Khushwant Singh’s novel ‘Train to Pakistan’, is directed by Amar Sah and staged by the Bela Theatre Karwaan group.

On Camera

Pakistan is bluffing. There’s no proof for $6 trillion mineral wealth claim

The minerals that Pakistan purports to offer to the US are either in quantities too small to matter, of a type that the US does not need, or would be much more easily sourced from other partners.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.