Nandikar Natya Samaroha at India Habitat Centre, Delhi 1999

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A 58-year-old theatre institution from Kolkata, India. They have been at the forefront of the national theatre movement since their inception in 1960. Nandikar's logo was designed by Satyajit Ray. For diversity, quality and scale of its sustained activities, Nandikar has earned a niche in the national cultural calendar. Nandikar has produced about 80 Plays, performed these nearly 8500 times across the nation, featuring in all major National / State Festivals, as well as abroad. Quite a number of its productions, e.g. Natyakarer Sandhane Chhati Charitra, Tin Poysar Pala, Bhalomanush, Football, Antigone, etc., have been performed for more than 400 nights each. National Theatre Festival, organised by Nandkar and in its 34th year now, is one of the foremost events in the theatre calendar of In