Kohinoor Opera
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The Kohinoor Theatre the mobile theatre group of the north-eastern Indian state of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

, founded by Sri Ratan Lahkar in 1976.

From Dhubri
Dhubri
Dhubri is the headquarters of Dhubri district India. It is a small old town on the bank of the Brahmaputra and Gadadhar Rivers. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a Municipal Board and is situated about west from Guwahati, the state capital.Dhubri was an important commercial centre and...

 to Sadiya
Sadiya
Sadiya is a small town in the Tinsukia district of the North-eastern Indian state of Assam. It stands on a grassy plain, nearly surrounded by forested Himalayan mountains, on the right bank of what is locally considered the main stream of the Brahmaputra river...

, from the north bank to the south bank of the Brahmaputra, Kohinoor Theatre performed its dramas, attracting thousands of spectators which came to see them perform.

Apart from initiating a theatrical movement, Sri Ratan Lahkar has done significant job by performing real drama based on Indian, Assamese culture and some famous drama of Shakespeare.Also he has brought Atlantic ocean in Stage by performing famous movie "Titanic" which surprised Hollywood also.He has introduced double acting in stage which is really surprising.
Kohinoor Theatre is the only Assamese
Assamese language
Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...

 mobile theatre group that perform outside Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

. National School of Drama
National School of Drama
National School of Drama is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India, established . It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and became an independent school in 1975...

 (NSD) has invited the troupe to perform at New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

in the year of 2010 for 3 days from April 25 to 29.

List of Plays

Season Play Playwright Starring
2010-2011 Eta Nasta Lorar Galpa Hemanta Dutta Nayan Nilim,
Rimpi Das,
Hiren Medhi,
Dulumoni Deka etc.
Kohinoor, Nohoi Mathu Eti Heera Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Rumal
2011-2012 Bhal Pau Buli Nokoba Abhijeet Bhattacharya Barsha Rani Bishaya,
Dibyajyoti Das,
Franky,
Hiren Medhi,
Dulumoni Deka etc.
Kopouphul
Path Hemanta Dutta
Titanic
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