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Natyasurya Awardee dramatist Ratna Ojha passed away

Eminent Assamese dramatist, litterateur and social activist Ratna Ojha passed away. He had introduced street plays in Assam in 1971 with his skit ‘Kokaideo’ to revive the theatre movement in the state that was fading with the death of his mentor Phani Sarma. For his contribution to the field of theatre, he received the prestigious Natyasurya Award in 2005.

Source: The News18

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