Kolkata, West Bengal, India. 22nd Sep, 2024. Jatra or Yatra meaning procession or journey in Sanskrit is a popular folk-theatre form Bengali theatre, spread throughout most of Bengali speaking areas of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Tripura. There are some 55 troupes as on 2005 based in Calcutta's old Jatra district, Chitpur Road, and all together, jatra is a $21m-a-year industry, performed on nearly 4,000 stages in West Bengal alone,[where in 2001, over 300 companies employed over 20,000 people, more than the local film in

Kolkata, West Bengal, India. 22nd Sep, 2024. Jatra or Yatra meaning procession or journey in Sanskrit is a popular folk-theatre form Bengali theatre, spread throughout most of Bengali speaking areas of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Tripura. There are some 55 troupes as on 2005 based in Calcutta's old Jatra district, Chitpur Road, and all together, jatra is a $21m-a-year industry, performed on nearly 4,000 stages in West Bengal alone,[where in 2001, over 300 companies employed over 20,000 people, more than the local film in Stock Photo
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September 22, 2024, Kolkata, West Bengal, India: Jatra or Yatra meaning procession or journey in Sanskrit is a popular folk-theatre form Bengali theatre, spread throughout most of Bengali speaking areas of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Tripura. There are some 55 troupes as on 2005 based in Calcutta's old Jatra district, Chitpur Road, and all together, jatra is a $21m-a-year industry, performed on nearly 4, 000 stages in West Bengal alone, [where in 2001, over 300 companies employed over 20, 000 people, more than the local film industry and urban theatre. (Credit Image: © Amlan Biswas/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!

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