Poshur Deshe | পশুর দেশে | Performed by Kids in the UK

This was my attempt at directing the children’s drama Pashur Deshe by Shaktinath Bhattacharya, performed by Bengali children living in the UK. This is quite a challenge considering that the exposure of these children to Bengali is minimal, and the majority struggle to form sentences and understand basic phrases in the language. However, as a Bengali citizen, I consider it my cultural duty to give these kids a taste of performing a play written in their mother-tongue, in this foreign land. Thanks to MKAC for holding hands with me in this endeavour to enlighten these wonderful kids, who, hopefully, walked away with a better understanding of our cultural heritage, and with the blissful experience of being able to perform in one’s mother-tongue.

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