Abhishek Majumdar

Censorship in Indian theatre: Colonial era law, 'offended' mobs clamp down on thespians' freedom of expression

Previously, censor boards and a colonial law posed a threat to Indian theatre. Today, playwrights are equally concerned about censorious mobs, who follow no rules or logic

Indian Ensemble's latest play throws light on cyber human trafficking, desire in the digital world

Indian Ensemble’s recent play #supernova (written by Rahul Rai and directed by Abhishek Majumdar), which premiered on 3rd June 2017 at Goethe Institut in Bangalore, is a serious attempt to engage with questions in the context of global human trade.

Abhishek Majumdar's new play 'Muktidham' looks at 8th century conflict between Hinduism, Buddhism

Noted playwright and director Abhishek Majumdar's latest production is Muktidham, a play is set in the 8th century, in a matha in a fictional town called Beerpur. Based on historical facts and then fictionalised, Majumdar's play looks at the roots of Hindu philosophy and attempts to interpret how the communal right wing had origins in intellectual thought and then "turned increasingly dogmatic and anti-intellectual itself".