Badungduppa- An Indigenous Theatrical Edifice of Assam


Dr Moushumi Bhattacharjee

Sukracharjya Rabha was an eminent theatre personality in Assam, was famous for shaping the identity of tribal theatre in the region. Based at Rampur village, Goalpara of Assam, Rabha was a firm believer in the former way of storytelling. For the past two decades, he has devoted his entire time to promote the Rabha culture and the language using theatre as a medium and connecting it to its root, and that too with using the medium to promote environmental awareness and discourage deforestation. To make people aware about the importance of Sal trees and discourage deforestation, Sukracharya started a theatre festival called “Under the Sal Tree” in 2009.
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