Live plays, retro posters: Kolkata’s Hatibagan Nabinpally Durga Puja revives old Bengali theatre
The Hatibagan Nabinpally Durga Puja Committee in Kolkata is paying tribute to the Bengali theatre of the late 19th century with their theme for this year’s puja. They are staging plays every evening at their pandal, recreating the glory of old Calcutta’s theatre venues and iconic female thespians. The plays aim to highlight the decline…