Rangakarmee – A Tradition, A Culture, A Movement is a noted

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n theatre group, based in

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. The theatre group was founded in January, 1976 by

Usha Ganguly Usha Ganguli (1945 – 23 April 2020) was an Indian theatre director-actor and activist, most known for her work in Hindi theatre in Kolkata in the 1970s and 1980s. She founded ''Rangakarmee'' theatre group in 1976, known for its production ...

. They spearhead

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in Kolkata, they have also staged

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plays. Rangakarmee, believes in Theatre with a Mission. Its primary aim is to create awareness about the rampant insensitivity and practice of injustice to which women and other weak sections of society often fall victim. To carry its message to the audience Rangakarmee, under the able guidance of Usha Ganguli, created a language of its own – a style of communication solely dependent on theatre, which can cross the barrier of languages spoken by different communities within India and abroad. Presently Smt Tripty Mitra is the Creative Director , Hirakendu Ganguli is the President and Anirudh Sarkar is the Secretary.

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'' (

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) (1998) *''Shyama’r Udal'' * ''Shobhayatra'' (2000) * ''Kashinama'' (2003) * ''Chandalika'' * ''Sarhad Par Manto'' * ''Manasi'' (in Bengali) (2011) *Saptaparnee *Meghdutam *Atmaj

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

was harassing them to transfer the group's property in her own name.

References

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* {{authority control Theatre companies in India Culture of Kolkata Hindi theatre Organizations established in 1976 Bengali theatre groups