Different people react to street performances in different ways. Some dismiss them as a form of begging, some think of them as free entertainment, some pity the performers for not […]
Memorable festivities
Shilpita Roy and Arnab Nandy list their top five Jagadhatri Pujas in Chandannagar There wasn’t a drop of tear in their eyes nor were they looking sad as the […]
Salute to Sukumar Ray
Earlier this month, Nandipot recreated the hilarious world of Sukumar Ray through their drama, Cawh, at Girish Mancha. Loosely based on Ray’s immortal characters, Cawh proved to be a wonderful […]
Celebrating young talent
With participants from leading theatre groups of Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kashmir and West Bengal, as well as troupes from Sweden and Bangladesh, Nandikar’s 24th Theatre Festival included laudable plays in […]
Lost in fairyland
Chandannagar’s Jagatdhatri Puja is famed across Bengal for its spectacular lighting and beautiful idols. Shilpita Roy and Arnab Nandy take us on a grand puja parikrama of this well-known festival […]
Theatre at its best
Theatre is losing its charisma for the present generation. Most youngsters these days prefer movies to theatre. If you cared to find out, you would find that a majority of […]
Theatrical extravaganza
Voices Coordinators share their experience of the recently concluded Nandikar’s 23rd National Theatre Festival Furruth: Group-Blank Verse. Though the target audience is basically children, the play is based on Upendrakishore […]
The N factor
Nachiketa performing for school students is not a common sight but the audience at Vibes 2006 got the opportunity to witness this on the evening of 25th November. When asked […]
Fantastic finale
Vibes 2006 was moving towards its end. Two days had passed like a couple of moments. Only a few hours were left. All events, contests and the prize distribution were […]
When the crowd turned crazy…
“This is not like one of our regular concerts because the bulk of the audience here is school children and so the atmosphere is extra- charged,” said Lakkhichhara lead singer […]