New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- When he was around 10 years of age, Thoudam Victor would play football for hours with his friends in Imphal. A break between games meant running to the river, which flowed next to the playground, with his friends, drinking the sweet water and splashing some of it on his face. "I don't know how many children can do that these days," rues the 40-year-old. "I feel a powerful pull towards the rivers of my region even today." It is because of this early engagement with nature that Victor, a graduate from the National School of Drama, constantly strives to talk about the North-East's environmental fragility and political instability. Founder of the Manipur-based Akhoka Theatre, he has won accolades for his work at festival...