New Delhi, June 26 -- Culture aficionados stepping into Akshara Theatre's complex, on Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Connaught Place, these days will spot young and old theatre patrons writing 'Rama' and 'Sita' on one of its walls. A closer look reveals that the exercise is aimed at seeking "strength to fight the crisis" that the theatre is facing ever since it has been served an eviction notice; a copy of which is with HT City.

Founded in 1972, Akshara was conceived by legendary playwright, late Gopal Sharman and his wife, late actor Jalabala Vaidya. Today, their daughter and theatre director, Anasuya Vaidya keeps this cultural milieu alive and tells us how the institution has been quietly fighting a battle for its survival, "On March 11, wh...