Ranga Shankara

Ranga Shankara is one of Bangalore best known theatres. It is located in the south Bangalore area of J.P Nagar and is run by Sanket Trust. The auditorium, which opened in 2004, was envisioned by Arundathi Nag, in remembrance of her late husband, Shankar Nag, who was a renowned actor in the Kannada film industry. It resembles Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre.

It aims to promote theatre in all languages and prides itself in lending out the space at an extremely low fare. It follows an at least “a play a day” policy, six days a week. Its annual theatre festival brings to the city plays from across the country, giving the audience a good spread to choose from.

History

Shankar Nag's dream was to create a vibrant, affordable, inclusive space for theatre and theatre lovers in the city of Bangalore. After Shankar’s tragic death in 1990, Sanket Trust, with the help of friends and lovers of theatre from all over the country, worked towards building RangaShankara, a premier theatre in Bangalore was raised through contributions, ranging from Rs 5 from ordinary theatre lovers to big...
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