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10 Mar
2019
  • Bhanu Mehta

AGARBATTI- STRENGTH IN SIMPLICTY

Only after the play is over that you realize the emotional journey you went through, and the intensity of subject...

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10 Mar
2019
  • Ashish Mathew Koshi

Development for whom?

While the world over, people chase a dream of fame, fortune, comfort and luxury, the truth not shown in those...

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08 Mar
2019
  • Rijul Kataria

Andha Yug: The Return of Melodrama

As a kid growing up in the 1990s, entertainment options were highly limited. Amongst the all-time family favourites however was...

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08 Mar
2019
  • Arundhati Nath

Bhagi Hui Ladkiyan - A fearless experiment in gender, self and identity

As I walked into the darkened auditorium last night as soon as the first bell rang out in the packed...

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07 Mar
2019
  • Geetan Batra

Loose Woman by Maya Krishna Rao: An Intense Experience

Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to. —William...

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04 Mar
2019
  • Veena Bakshi

My Love Affair with Theatre

I was introduced to theatre by my uncle. A doctor by profession, he would take my sister and me to...

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22 Feb
2019
  • Ranu Bhattacharyya

Indian Dramatic Tradition: Legend, Myth and Metaphor

To witness a traditional dramatic performance in India is to enter a magico-mystical world, where gods and demons battle; where...

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19 Apr
2018
  • Shreya Adhikari

Shikhandi: The Story of the In-betweens

The 13th edition of META engaged the audience in a continuous conversation over the past week on various subjects, including gender...

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19 Apr
2018
  • Arundhati Nath

Moimonsingha Geetika: Bringing an Ancient Ballad to Life

Moimonsingha Geetika, the Bengali offering on the final day of META 2018’s weeklong showcase of nominated plays, took me by...

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18 Apr
2018
  • Ankita Dasgupta

Caucasian Chalk Circle: Love, Identity and Justice

A rendition of Bertolt Brecht’s regularly performed German play, Caucasian Chalk Circle explores a plethora of human emotions and behaviour....

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