Join us for an intellectual weekend.

Date: 29 March, 2026

Time: 3- 6 PM

Venue: Soda Bottle Opener Wala, BKC

The price of the ticket includes food & drinks

About the lecture

What makes a play truly “great”? Is it the quiet force of the written word, or the electric charge of live performance?

In this lecture, Ashutosh Potdar examines the enduring power of drama and explores why the stage remains profoundly relevant even in our hyper-digital age. Moving from page to performance, he unpacks how great plays transcend time, language, and geography.

Drawing from both global and Indian dramatic traditions, this talk journeys across cultures to reveal how theatre continues to reflect our anxieties, aspirations, conflicts, and collective humanity.

About the Speaker

Ashutosh Potdar is an award-winning Indian writer known for his one-act plays, full-length plays, poems, and short fiction. He writes in both Marathi and English and has seven published books to his credit. He is currently an Associate Professor of Literature and Drama at the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies (School of Design, Art, and Performance) at FLAME University, Pune. He is the editor of हाकारा | hākārā.