The Kohinoor Theatre ( as, কহিনুৰ থিয়েটাৰ) is a mobile theatre group of the North-Eastern Indian state of

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, founded by Sri Ratan Lahkar in 1976. Kohinoor Theatre has performed dramas based on Indian, Assamese culture and some works of

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. The theatre also brought the

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on stage by performing the movie ''

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''. Kohinoor Theatre is the only Assamese mobile theatre group that has performed at

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. The

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(NSD) invited the troupe to perform in New Delhi in the year 2010 for 3 days from 25 to 29 April.

List of plays

''List of Plays from 35th season (2010-11) is listed below''

References

{{authority control Theatre companies in India Organisations based in Assam Culture of Assam 1976 establishments in Assam