In the early days of modern Bengali theatre, before the second half of the 19th century, it was men who played all the roles, including the female ones. Women were absent — not just from the stage, ...

Kolkata: By 26, Binodini Dasi had played 90 roles in 80 plays and helped build Kolkata’s Star Theatre — only to be cast out by the men who owed her their success. Eighty-three years after her death, ...

The iconic century-old Star Theatre, standing tall and ornate at the crossing of Aurobindo Sarani and Bidhan Sarani in North Kolkata as a monolith of Bengal’s historic theatre traditions, now carries ...