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Shikhandi (The Story of the In-Betweens) Based on Shikhandi, perhaps one of the earliest transgender mythological characters, the play is a comic, tongue-in-cheek retelling of this character from the epic Mahabharat. The play blends the traditional with the contemporary and questions the concepts of maleness, femaleness and everything in between. The play was first staged as a 20-minute, one-woman performance at Berlin,

Imprinting her name in the global theatre map, India today threw the floor open to the 8th Theatre Olympics, the largest theatre festival of the world, being hosted for the first time in India by the National School of Drama, under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Theatre lovers in India have a reason to rejoice! The country is set to host the largest international theatre festival – the 8th Theatre Olympics– for the first time, with participation from 30 countries in a series of performances to be held across India. The 51-day-long event will be inaugurated at the majestic Red Fort on 17th February, 2018 at 6:30 PM by Honourable Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu.