Nagpur to host Buddist Theatre Festival from November 25-27

Nagpur: The third edition of the Buddhist Theatre Festival (BST) will be organized in Nagpur from November 25-27 as a tribte to the India’s Constitution Day celebrations.

Virendra Ganvir, founder of Bahujan Rangbhoomi Nagpur, said, “Buddist theatre has historical importance and we have been making efforts to revive this tradition. I have been personally involved since the last 31 years. The BST will be a great platform for artistes to showcase their talent and make people aware about this unique culture and issues related to it. Another purpose is to increase awareness about the Constitution itself.”

The three-day event will be held at Lotus Public School, Mhalgi Nagar, daily from 7PM onwards. Entry is free.

The plays to be staged include ‘New Hope of India’ directed by Risheel Dhoble, ‘Gataar’ by Virendra Ganvir and ‘Chalein Hum Prabudha Bharat Ki Aur’ by Ashutosh Durge. The artistes include Asmita Patile, Uttkarsh Tayde, Shivam Maske, Anushka Shende, Dimple Patil, Ishwari Godbole, Nikhil Kosekar, Stavan Vyawhare, Saurabh Kamble, Poonam Maske, Pratik Satpute, Nikhil Dandekar, Prashant Raut, Uday Bole, Priyankar Uikey, Allen Nakhle, Samudra Raipure, Himanshu Vahane, Kaushik Ganeshe, Dev Natravare, Gaurang Pandey, Shlok Parve, Punya Lakhorkar, Jishant Murmale, Dipanshi Murmale, Swaran More and Unnati Gavhane.

Surendra Wankhede and his team are in-charge of the logistical arrangements of the three-day event.