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Navarasa Group Theatre

Navarasa Group Theatre (NGT) was a travelling theatre company based in Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad. From 2007 to 2019, the theatre company was in operation. The majority of the plays performed by the group were in Hindi, English, and Malayalam.

NGT had 6 full-time members and collaborated with other freelance artists on large productions. Though the group was based in Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad, the majority of the stages where they performed were in states other than Telangana, including Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. The group didn't have a permanent stage and mostly performed at corporate events for mid-to-small-sized businesses.

Permanent Members
The group had six full-time members, but not all of them were there from the beginning to the end.

Rahul Rao [2007-2019]

Irshad Badusha [2007-2019]

Sourabh Divakaran [2010-2017]

T.A Nanden [2010-2016]

Nelson Paul [2012-2017]

Abishek Narayanan [2014-2019]

Notable Plays
Sakharam Binder by Vijay Tendulkar

Gurudesar by Irshad Badusha and Abishek Narayanan

Seetha by Rahul Rao

Sapna by Rahul Rao and Abishek Narayanan

Doctor Ullas by Irshad Badusha

The Road to Nowhere by Abishek Narayanan

Major Themes
The majority of the plays written and performed by the group addressed social injustices such as Sati, Female Foeticide, Untouchability, Gender Inequality, and Corruption.

Awareness Campaign
To raise awareness about the plight of theatre performers in India, the group staged street plays in major cities such as Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Cochin.