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 Until the 1950s, stories about gods, goddesses, demons and kings were the mainstay of our plays. But soon it came of   age, with varied themes – from social issues like widow remarriage to political ones related to the freedom struggle — coming into .

The city has always boasted of a strong theatre movement.

It began with personalities like T P Kailasam and Adi Rangacharya, and the torch was passed on to the more contemporary stalwarts, such as Girish Karnad, Chandrashekhar Kambara and P Lankesh.
 

The English language theatre, which started as a leisure activity among the British settlers, soon entered schools and college campuses and is popular even now.

English theatre groups emerged and thrived in the city — Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT), started in the 1960s, being the oldest surviving group. It is run by a committee headed by Vijay Padaki.
 

Later, Arjun Sajnani established the Theatre Arts in 1976, wh