Baba Yogendra Multilingual National Theatre Festival

4th Padma Shri Kala Rishi Baba Yogendra Multilingual National Theatre Festival

A Celebration of Art, Culture, Literature and Theatre

Organisers

• Ministry of Culture, Government of India

• Gaiety Theatre, Shimla

• National School of Drama (NSD)

• UPSTAGE

Schedule of Theatre Performances

18 October 2026 (Sunday)

Play: Palayan (Migration)

• Writer: Rajiv Mishra

• Director: Rohit Tripathi

• Group: Upstage Art Group, Delhi

19 October 2026 (Monday)

Play: Dedh Inch Upar (One and a Half Inches Above)

• Writer: Nirmal Verma

• Director: Kuldeep Vashishth

• Group: Arts New Way Organisation

20 October 2026 (Tuesday)

Play: Lok Nayika (Naachni)

• Writer: Bhanu Bharti

• Director: Madhur Bhatia

• Design: Dr. Manish Joshi

• Performer: Dr. Rakhi Joshi

• Group: Kalandhika Nritya Natya Sanstha Samiti, Bhopal

21 October 2026 (Wednesday)

Play: Raseedi Ticket (The Revenue Stamp)

• Based on the autobiography of Amrita Pritam

• Concept and Direction: Seema Sharma

22 October 2026 (Thursday)

Play: Mann Ke Bhanwar (Whirlpools of the Mind)

• Writer: Padma Shri Daya Prakash Sinha

• Director: Rupesh Srivastava

• Presented by: Shimla Acting Academy

Event Details

Festival Dates: 18–22 October 2026

Time: 5:00 PM daily

Venue: Gaiety Theatre, The Mall, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India