Changes Brought By Theatre In India

Today, we are going to talk about the changes which is bought by the theatre in Indian society. It has been noticed that India has been facing many problems like corruption, poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, urbanization, gender inequality, caste discrimination, dowry, child labour, drug abuse, prostitution, domestic violence, female infanticide etc. This problems are like termite which is eating the whole society from the inside, here theatre act as the medicine to cure this problem. Theatre act as the vehicle of the communication which carry the message and disseminate among the target audience. Mostly the theatre performance are made according to the literacy rate of the target audience. Theatre main role is to inform, entertain, persuade and provide them means for connecting to people. The message communicated to the target audience are well narrated deems fit to the audience interests and able to make the rural audiences to think and analyze the problem.
In India, over the years,  theatre has been playing a significant role in spreading awareness
Various theatre groups have scripted and performed street plays that deal with issues such as women’s empowerment, child labour, children’s education, usage of solar energy, the need to vote, examining the state of democracy, anti-sedition etc which is important for bringing change in the society. It help people in knowing there basic rights and how to utilize them as most of the people in India still don't know about their basic rights.
They have partnered with non-profit, grassroots organizations and conducted workshops in rural areas to spread awareness. The Chandigarh based theatre groups have spread awareness among the prisoners on issues ranging from sex education to social issues like corruption and terrorist attacks. The message was delivered in an effective manner as it is staged right in the middle of people without creating any distance between the performers and audience.

Hence this studies and the way theatre interact with people show that how much it is effecting in bringing changes in India.