Noted Assemes playwright Achyut Lahkar dies

Q.  Name the noted playwright and actor of the Assam mobile theatre movement who passed away on June 12, 2016?
- Published on 14 Jun 16

a. Achyut Dharkar
b. Achyut Lahkar
c. Abhyut Mehra
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Achyut Lahkar
 
Noted playwright and actor Achyut Lahkar, doyen of Assam’s mobile theatre movement, passed away on 12 June 2016 following a protracted illness. He was 85.
  • Lahkar was the pioneering dramatist, veteran actor director and producer who staged numerous memorable plays in mobile theatre.
  • Born in 1931, Lahkar, a theatre enthusiast from his childhood days.
  • He founded Nataraj Theatre, the first Mobile Theatre Company of Assam in 1963 which performed across Assam and in other states for nearly 40 years.

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