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Rangakarmee

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Formation
  
January, 1976

Artistic director(s)
  
Usha Ganguly

Type
  
Theatre group

Location
  
Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Rangakarmee is a noted Indian theatre group, based in Kolkata. The theatre group was founded in January, 1976 by Usha Ganguly. They spearhead Hindi theatre in Kolkata, they have also staged Bengali plays.

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Productions

  • Mahabhoj (The Great Feast) (1984)
  • Lok Katha (Folk Tale) (1987)
  • Holi (1989)
  • Vama (1990)
  • Court Martial (1991)
  • Rudali (The Mourner) (1992)
  • Khoj (1994)
  • Beti Aayee (1996)
  • Maiyyat (1997)
  • Himmat Mai (Mother Courage) (1998)
  • Shyama’r Udal
  • Shobhayatra (2000)
  • Kashinama (2003)
  • Chandalika
  • Sarhad Par Manto
  • Manasi (in Bengali) (2011)

    • Controversies

  • According to a news article published in The Statesman on 19 August 2010, the members of the Rangakarmee theatre group complained that director and founder member Usha Ganguly was harassing them to transfer the group's property in her own name.

    • References

    Rangakarmee Wikipedia
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