Living in The Presence

Bengali Dramatic Section

Here is another letter I wrote to the Mother:

9.1.1967

Divine Mother,
    In order to familiarize students with Bengali literature and deepen their knowledge of it, we wish to create a Dramatic section. This section would present to the lovers of Bengali literature the poetic works and stories of Bengali writers and poets. Sri Nolinikanto Gupta, Sri Nolinikanto Sarkar, Kavi Nishikanto, Sri Nirodbaran and Sri Kanupriyo have agreed to make the selections for us from the stories and poetry. I propose to give the responsibility of this 'Dramatic section' to Ishta Prasad Ghosh who has some experience of Bengali drama.

    Our first year's annual programme will be on the dramatized version of Sri Aurobindo's story The Phantom Hour. Amita and I will assist Shri Ishta Prasad in his theater-work and in running the 'Dramatic section'.

    We pray for your consent if you consider this work to be of help in deepening our understanding of literature.
    With pranam.
    Your dedicated child,

Shobha

The Mother's answer:
    All right. Blessings.

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