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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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Topic: Theatre

Bollywood’s strugglers get a new platform. It’s called Backstage with Danish Husain

Eight struggling artists come together every month. They get 10 minutes on stage, and leave the audience spellbound.

Farhan Akhtar’s 120 Bahadur rekindles India’s forgotten fauji theatre tradition

The Habibullah Hall at Pune's National Defence Academy, which once screened at least three movies every week, is now used for seminars, events, and ceremonies.

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.”

On Camera

Floundering PM Internship Scheme has seen 44% drop out since 2024 launch. Budget deals drastic blow

Only 21 percent of interns complete programme as Centre slashes budget by over 50% after poor joining and high attrition.

CDS Gen Chauhan in Armenia, focus on deeper defence ties including new deals

Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.