NSD to hold 3-day festival with theme of independence struggle

Plays would be staged to showcase the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi and others.

The National School of Drama (NSD) on Monday announced it would hold a three-day festival from Thursday as part of the government’s “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” to celebrate 75 years of Independence. Three plays would be staged to showcase the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi and others in the freedom movement, the NSD said. The festival will start with the staging of ‘Jagdamba’ performed by Rohini Hattangadi and directed by Dr. Pratima Kulkarni, it said. ‘Bapu’ by Natyamandap Patna would be staged on Friday and “Pehla Satyagrahi” by the NSD Repertory on Saturday. NSD chairman and actor Paresh Rawal said: “The struggles and events in the freedom struggle have their own inspirations, their own messages, which today’s India can imbibe and move forward. We have to use different mediums to spread these inspirations to the masses. This platform is one of them.”