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India’s Unique Roving Theaters in Danger

A distinctive cultural phenomenon is threatened with extinction

May 08, 2020
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By: Nava Thakuria

India’s unique roving theater groups, presenting an energetic array of drama from international classics to mythological pieces to contemporary themes for millions in the country, have run up against the coronavirus. The Bhramyaman Natya Gosthi–mobile/touring theater troupes that employ up to 10,000 itinerant actors, musicians and techn…

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