Tracing the Student Theatre Culture in Manipal by Purva Pathak and Niharika Nambiar on September 5th, 2018 

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A mix of the arts: Rangasthala

This performing arts club of Department of Commerce (DOC) was started in 2016 by Guruswamy Ravi Teja in his first year with a vision to start a dramatic club. During Utsav ’16, coincidently, when the cultural committee approached him with the same demand, he and a few friends formed Rangasthala. In the course of two years, the club has picked up a lot of other activities related to music, arts, and photography as well. Ravi wanted to start a club of his own because after working with other clubs, he realised that he wanted to start something for students in the college itself. “I learned by working in Dramanon and Aaina and later used all that knowledge to develop Rangasthala.”

The first time Rangasthala performed in Utsav in 2016, it won the first prize. After this, the club started performing plays in various colleges, particularly for social awareness. For instance, they have performed plays on topics like finance management and new-born screening awareness in government colleges in Udupi and Manipal. Ravi said, “I was always interested in theatre but got to see real theatre after coming here. I have realised that when you are on stage, you are a completely different person and it helps you find yourself.”

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Link to the article

https://themanipaljournal.com/2018/09/05/tracing-the-student-theatre-culture-in-manipal/

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