Aj Basanta

Bijon Bhattacharya and His Theatre

Two schools of thought lay behind India wresting independence. Non-violent agitation and armed struggle were the parallel modes of attaining complete freedom. Arguably both drew inspiration from the stage in the long-fought battle against foreign rule. Be it Sirajuddaula performed in the old theatre para or Nabanna of Bijan Bhattacharya staged years later, both continued to point out the weight of the foreign yoke and the struggle to remove it. Born in Faridpur, Bhattacharya knew the lives of the villagers, their joy and sorrow, their hope and despair, inside out. And all these were  | Click Here...