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Bengaluru- Land of Opportunities

Bengaluru- Land of Opportunities
Go back 20 years down the memory lane and you would have found Bengaluru as a clean calm city filled with Lal baghs, vidyarthi bhavans, MTRs, bugul rocks and the list goes on, probably no one would have ever imagined in their wildest dreams that a city known as “Garden city of India” would one day...

At the Age of 10

At the Age of 10
What does any child do at the age of 10?” well that could be a silly question to answer but think again because the answer might not be as simple as it sounds, ‘child labor’ was banned by government with the sole intention to give every child its right, of basic education. Voluntary organization...

Dealing with Stress.

Recession, job cuts, pressure, appraisals, the IT world is being subjected to a lot of pressure day by day. 9 to 5 jobs have been expanded to 9 to 11; stress in offices is slowly creeping up and interfering with every one’s personal life. What is the solution for this? How can stress be reduced in...

Theatre For All

Theatre For All
“Theatre for all…” a unique concept; 5 years back any one hearing “theatre for all…” would have fallen down in dismay. Can theatre reach out to normal people? Can an ordinary man stand in front of 500 people and deliver a Monologue and make an impact on the society? Is theatre really...

Hi, ASL Please!

Hi, ASL Please!
Age, sex location, the most common words that we see while chat online. “INTERNET RELATIONSHIPS”, probably the most newfangled trend in today’s world where people wrap themselves in anonymity, share all their feelings for hours together behind a simple LCD monitor, least they know that the person...

Slaughter on Indian Roads

Slaughter on Indian Roads
Roads network, India’s heart of transport, is now playing an entirely different role; apart from the brobdingnagian construction works, the roads are now becoming a slaughter house for street dogs. With more than 1000 vehicles plying on these roads at any time, leading to all kinds of misery for the...

What’s the Point?

What’s the Point?
Rehearsals, make up, stage movements, direction, live sound synchronization and what not? But what’s the point? Is theatre really required? As we step into next generation with so much progress in the field of media, certain people still try to retrospect and get theatre back into our modern society....

Whose City is it Anyway?

Whose City is it Anyway?
Globalization is the new wave across any country, from the days of Export and Import trade to the modern day’s outsourcing, countries are now wide open to accept people from different corners of the world. Is this Globalization a threat to native citizens of that particular place? Let’s analyze the...

History of Theatre in India

History of Theatre in India
Theatre has been part and parcel of all civilizations; Vedic Theatre was one of the earliest forms of theatre according to sources. The origin of theatre in ancient India or rather folk theatre and dramatics can be traced to the religious ritualism of the Vedic Aryans. This folk theatre of the misty...