India, April 1 -- The state capital witnessed four plays and two dastaangoi shows during the three-day Natya Nirvan Festival, held at the UP Sangeet Natak Academy. On Sunday, veteran film writer-playwright Javed Siddiqui and poet-actor-director Nadira Babbar were conferred with The Thespian Award during the event held to mark World Theatre Day.

Theatre personalities Salim Arif and Anil Ranjan Bhaumik held a discussion on theatre legends Ebrahim Alkazi and Badal Sircar. "People like Ebrahim Alkazi and Badal Sircar are pillars of theatre in India. Their contribution is enormous. The young generation needs to know about them and the history of our theatre world," says Salim Arif. They were joined by BFTA founder Tariq Khan, Shubham Tiwari, ...