Mumbai: The National Centre for the Performing Arts’ Pratibimb Marathi Natya Utsav returns this summer. Co-powered by Zee Theatre, the three-day Marathi theatre festival encompasses a variety of vibrant activities such as poetry readings, venue tours, workshops and plays. The festival also offers two workshops; one on the fundamentals of acting by renowned actor Priyadarshan Jadhav and the other about …
The Department of Telecommunications has blocked about 140,000 mobile handsets which were used in cybercrimes or financial frauds, or were linked to disconnected mobile connections, the finance ministry said in a statement after meeting officials from 12 stakeholders on the issue of rising online financial frauds on Friday. Using the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre ’s Pratibimb portal, law enforcement …
An aged gentleman named Sitaram passes away in the Parsul village of Maharashtra, leaving behind a void. After all, he was the last person who knew the art of ‘kalgitura’, a 700-year-old folk art consisting of songs written in local dialects. The tale of how some young men discover old manuscripts and reinstate the unique sub-genre forms the crux of …
If intend to get overwhelmed by a performance, head to the National Centre for Performing Arts. NCPA’s Pratibimb Marathi Natya Utsav is an attempt to encourage and support Marathi theatre and will feature a host of plays, talks, readings, tours and workshops featuring celebrated figures in Marathi theatre. Excerpts: How has your experience with Marathi theatre been? My experience with …