Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 18 -- Theatre is the mirror of society: Rameshwari Verma

"Theatre is not merely entertainment; it is the mirror of society and our inner conscience. This Theatre Festival stands as a testimony of social awareness," said senior theatre artiste Rameshwari Verma.

Speaking after inaugurating the 5-day Niranthara Theatre Festival, organised by Niranthara Foundation, Mysuru, at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises last evening, she praised Niranthara for its long-standing commitment to the Constitutional values of equality, liberty, fraternity and social justice. The Constitution, she said, is not merely a legal document but a philosophy of life.

Poet and thinker Prof. S.G. Siddaramaiah, addressing the gathering as the ch...