Samuho is a queer-feminist theatre troupe based in Kolkata. After watching their play Atho Hidimba Kotha, Pride and Prejudice host Suryatapa Mukherjee speaks to its members. Samuho’s plays are written from the perspective of the marginalised, with an anti-casteist, feminist and queer lens. This particular play tells the story of Hidimba, Bheem’s ‘demon’ wife in Mahabharata. In their performance, the cast made of women and non-binary actors play characters irrespective of gender. 

In this episode, we hear from Titas Dutta, founder-member and director who plays Hidimba; Nabadeepa Ghosh, founder-member who plays Bheem; Sudakshina Chowdhury, founder-member who plays Kunti; and Adrij Basu who has recently joined the group. 

Adityanath's 2014 Article Equating Women With Demons Comes Back to Haunt Him | The Wire
Make Your Own Neutral Mask | Jacques Lecoq 

Samuho is a queer-feminist theatre troupe based in Kolkata. After watching their play Atho Hidimba Kotha, Pride and Prejudice host Suryatapa Mukherjee speaks to its members. Samuho&rsquo;s plays are written from the perspective of the marginalised, with an anti-casteist, feminist and queer lens. This particular play tells the story of Hidimba, Bheem&rsquo;s &lsquo;demon&rsquo; wife in Mahabharata. In their performance, the cast made of women and non-binary actors play characters irrespective of gender.&nbsp;
In this episode, we hear from Titas Dutta, founder-member and director who plays Hidimba; Nabadeepa Ghosh, founder-member who plays Bheem; Sudakshina Chowdhury, founder-member who plays Kunti; and Adrij Basu who has recently joined the group.&nbsp;
<a href="https://thewire.in/gender/adityanath-womens-rights-triple-talaq" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thewire.in/gender/adityanath-womens-rights-triple-talaq&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1655473185319000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26N0DaBwHG00Z8jPOjgoTZ">Adityanath's 2014 Article Equating Women With Demons Comes Back to Haunt Him</a> | The Wire <a href="https://learningthroughtheatre.co.uk/blog/neutral-mask" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://learningthroughtheatre.co.uk/blog/neutral-mask&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1655473185319000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0DZPjz9zdfLNpKIE8y-6hN">Make Your Own Neutral Mask</a> | Jacques Lecoq&nbsp;

Pride & Prejudice is our show on all things LGBTQIA+. Here we catch things missed by the mainstream, like queer history, loopholes in law and our everyday lives. This series is made by, of and for queer people, because representation matters. Tune in to stories never heard before, hosted by Suryatapa Mukherjee.

Pride &amp; Prejudice is our show on all things LGBTQIA+. Here we catch things missed by the mainstream, like queer history, loopholes in law and our everyday lives. This series is made by, of and for queer people, because representation matters. Tune in to stories never heard before, hosted by Suryatapa Mukherjee.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice is our show on all things LGBTQIA+. Here we catch things missed by the mainstream, like queer history, loopholes in law and our everyday lives. This series is made by, of and for queer people, because representation matters. Tune in to stories never heard before, hosted by Suryatapa Mukherjee.12m

Pride &amp; Prejudice is our show on all things LGBTQIA+. Here we catch things missed by the mainstream, like queer history, loopholes in law and our everyday lives. This series is made by, of and for queer people, because representation matters. Tune in to stories never heard before, hosted by Suryatapa&nbsp;Mukherjee.12m

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