Kathmandu, April 4 -- Art is for all. Everyone has the right to create, experience and enjoy it in all its forms. One of the ways to do it is to make it accessible and inclusive. Art should not be a privilege reserved only for those without disabilities.

On March 27, at the Mandala Theatre, people in wheelchairs, those with cane sticks and others from diverse communities gathered to watch the play 'New Normal'.

It is a rare sight to see people with visual and auditory disabilities as a theatre audience, at least for me. Theatrical productions often fail to accommodate their needs. They are excluded from an art form meant to be universal. But on this occasion, things were different. 'New Normal' broke barriers.

With the vision of inclus...