- Saturday, April 27, 2024
By: Lauren Codling
A DANCE production based on a “major literary marker in Indian literature” begins touring in theatres across India and the UK this month. The Troth is based on Usne Kaha Tha, the first Hindi short story written in 1915 by writer and scholar Chandradhar Sharma Guleri. The project is a new creation by Akademi, an organisation specialising in south Asian dance, and will begin its tour on Friday (26) at the Jaipur Literature Festival in western India. The dance show focuses on Sardar Lehna Singh, a soldier in the First World War, and the sacrifices he makes to keep his…
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