[Reader-list] Habib Tanvir's play banned in Chhattisgarh

[Shuddhabrata Sengupta]

For all those, like me, who have really enjoyed watching Charandas  
Chor, a matter of true shame. But unsurprising, because governments  
that sponsor thugs like the Salwa Judum also ban enjoyable pieces of  
theatre.


On 03-Aug-09, at 5:17 PM, prakash ray wrote:

> Charandas Chor, the famous play of Habib Saheb is banned by the  
> Chhattisgarh
> govt.
>
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx? 
> sectionName=India&id=ad4622e2-14fa-4758-9560-988d1d07029f&Headline=Chh 
> attisgarh+bans+Habib+Tanvir%E2%80%99s+masterpiece+EMCharandas+ChorEM
>
> a true fascist tribute to the master.
>
> PKR
> www.cinemela.youthv.com
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Shuddhabrata Sengupta
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