The Sanket Trust is a non-profit trust established in 1992 in

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having playwright

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as its Chairman and actor-theatre practitioner

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, as its Managing Trustee, apart from theatre personalities as well as administrative experts on its board of trustees. It formally administers

Ranga Shankara ''Ranga Shankara'' is one of Bangalore's well known theatres. It is located in the south Bangalore area of J.P Nagar and is run by the Sanket Trust. The auditorium, which opened in 2004, was envisioned by Arundathi Nag, in remembrance of her la ...

and all its activities. The Trust is advised and guided by theatre activists from all over the country. This informal advisory group meets whenever necessary to review

activities and share ideas.

Members

The trust comprises *

, Chairman *

, Managing Trustee *S Surendranath, Trustee *S Parmeshwarappa, Trustee *B Suresha, Trustee *M S Sriram, Trustee *

M.S. Sathyu Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu ( kn, ಮೈಸೂರು ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಸತ್ಯು) (born 6 July 1930) is a leading film director, Scenic design, stage designer and art director from India. He is best known for his directorial ''Garm H ...

, Consultant

History

The Sanket Trust was founded in 1992 by a group of theatre lovers, many of whom had worked with

Shankar Nag Shankar Nagarakatte (9 November 1954 – 30 September 1990) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Kannada-language films and television. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, Nag is often referred to as ...

and

in the Sanket theatre group. Rangashankara was established in 2001 as an initiative of Sanket Trust, for bringing local and international performances to the theatre audiences in Bangalore, at an affordable cost and provide performing space to theatre groups at an affordable rent. ''

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'', Volume 21 - Issue 24, 20 November – 3 December 2004.

References

External links

Sanket Trust
* * {{cite news , title=Dream of a theatre, url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/11/21/stories/2004112100670200.htm , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050531234648/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/11/21/stories/2004112100670200.htm , url-status=dead , archive-date=31 May 2005 , newspaper= The Hindu , date=21 November 2004 Non-profit organisations based in India Theatrical organisations in India Organisations based in Bangalore Organizations established in 1992 Kannada theatre 1992 establishments in Karnataka