Nepal, March 28 -- World Theatre Day, which falls on March 27, deserves a few words in celebration. The International Theatre Institute (ITI)-the largest performance arts organisation-takes the lead in global celebrations of this. Founded under UNESCO in 1948, the institute began celebrating Theatre Day in 1961, when people realised that performance art can save the world.

Nepal became a member of the ITI in 2000. Theatre artist and director Sunil Pokharel and I became the founding general secretary and president, respectively. Over time, other friends joined, too. Puskar Gurung and friends succeeded us in 2008. Today, Nepali theatre has made headways in diversifying performance activities through theatre groups, seminars, publications a...