Rabindra Bharati University
by Jeffrey Stanley on Sep.20, 2018, under Film/TV, On the Road, Shaheb Cafe, Theatre
Yesterday I got a tour of the Drama Department at my Fulbright host institution, Rabindra Bharati University. I will teach a workshop or two here later. Click the first photo below to see the slideshow of this incredible, well-appointed performing arts program.

Girish Chandra Ghosh
First, the head of the Drama Dept. took me on a tour of the facilities. Um, no, that's not him. This is a portrait of Girish Chandra Ghosh who was a renowned 19th century Bengali playwright.
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Othello
As with the Ghosh portrait, the posters lining the main hallway are dedicated to Bengali theatre during the late 19th and early 20th century as artists were struggling to find their own post-British identities. Here is a tribute to an all-Bengali production of Othello, a radical and financially risky act at the time.
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Outdoor amphitheatre
The department has an outdoor amphitheatre that also serves as a student hangout.
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I love that one of the theatres is named after 19th century prostitute-turned-stage star Noti Binodini.
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