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A social commentary
30 May 2012 2:28 AM GMTIt is not everyday that you can get a play to run packed houses. And to do it year after year is truly commendable. Asmita Theatre Group has managed...
Heating up the stage
28 May 2012 2:26 AM GMTStudents at the National School of Drama (NSD) are back on the stage to show off all that they have imbibed so far. It is summer, and they have once...
Bard with a Kalashnikov
22 May 2012 4:33 AM GMTShakespeare? In Afghanistan? You must be kidding, right? Yes, one doesn't normally associate the Taliban-wrecked country with entertainment and...
A celebration of feminism
20 May 2012 10:57 AM GMTEverything starts with nothing. Zero, or shunya as we call it, is the beginning. To life, to creation, to work. Interestingly, it also is the symbol...
Remembering Kaifi
18 May 2012 3:33 AM GMTDelhi got a taste of lyrical magic with Kaifi Aur Main on 12 May. Sponsored by Raheja Developers — the evening was a treat to the creative senses on...
'Ramkali': Drama on stage
16 May 2012 2:46 AM GMTSunday was indeed fun day for Delhiites. Especially if one was a theatre lover. When evening came, the stage was set for Ramkali. It was a perfect...
The traumatic life of Manto on stage
14 May 2012 3:39 AM GMTWhen he does not wield a pen, he is Saadat Hasan, just another man pilloried by the wars of survival. The asfana (short story) that keeps him alive...
When Satyagrah and satire went hand in hand
8 May 2012 4:18 AM GMTThis weekend we decided to catch a play in the capital. Mote Ram ka Satyagrah, directed by Arvind Gaur, was staged on a hot lazy Sunday at the Shri...
Putting the Taj up for sale
7 May 2012 1:47 PM GMTIf you haven’t already guessed from the name of the play, then get ready to see history come alive as Shah Jahan comes back from the pages of history...