Marathi Theatre

Vishnu Das Bhave was a pioneer of Marathi theatre, who tried to give a new dimension to the Indian theatre with his effective plays like Raja Gopichanda and Sita Swayamvar in 1840s. His innovations consisted in having the play’s characters act in a manner closer...

Modern Theatre in India

Before the consolidation of the British Empire in India, theatre was seldom used as a medium of social change but merely served as a form of entertainment for the rulers and was referred as “Manoranjan”. The Modern Theatre in India developed with the advent of the...
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