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Until the s, stories about gods, goddesses, demons and kings were the mainstay of our plays.
Biographer and Shakespeare scholar (), author of Life of William Shakespeare.
But soon it came of age, with varied themes – from social issues like widow remarriage to political ones related to the freedom struggle — coming into .
The city has always boasted of a strong theatre movement.
It began with personalities like T P Kailasam and Adi Rangacharya, and the torch was passed on to the more contemporary stalwarts, such as Girish Karnad, Chandrashekhar Kambara and P Lankesh.
The English language theatre, which started as a leisure activity among the British settlers, soon entered schools and college campuses and is popular even now.
English theatre groups emerged and thrived in the city — Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT), started in the s, being the oldest surviving group. It is run by a committee headed by Vijay Padaki.
Later, Arjun Sajnani established the Theatre Arts in , while Arundhat