Sukracharjya Rabha, an eminent theatre personality and founder of ‘Under The Sal Tree Festival’ passed away earlier today after suffering a massive stroke.
Rabha was known for regularly organizing workshops for rural artists and the very successful theatre festival ‘Under The Sal Tree Festival’ annually with his group, Badungduppa (1998).
Rabha used forests and bamboo groves as their stage and toured various places with their innovative drama that required no light, sound or music. He had directed 12 plays in Rabha, Bodo and Nepali languages. Some of the plays were Tikhar, Changkoy, Rupalim, Hati aru Fandi, Lovita, To'Poidom, Madaiah Muchi, Dangai and Damukchi and these were performed widely.
Sukracharjya Rabha was awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of Sangeet Natak Akademi in the year 2009 for his notable talent in the field of theatre direction.
