a story, Kaane Kaun Kumati Lagi from the Kashinath Singh's classic work, Kashi Ka Assi and an original play Khoj. She also worked on the script of Raincoat (2004) a Hindi film based on O Henry's The Gift of the Magi, directed by Rituparno Ghosh. In the coming years, she also translated and adapted plays into Hindi. Rangakarmee started its education wing in the 1990s, today it regularly takes its repertoire on tours across India and undertakes education extension activities in theatre with underprivileged people. In 2005, Rangkarmee was the only Indian theatre group to perform at the Theatre der Welt Festival in Stuttgart, Germany. It staged the play Rudali at "Punj Pani festival" at Lahore in 2006. The group staged its first multilingual production, Bhor about the minds of inmates of a drug rehab centre in August 2010. Plays Mahabhoj (The Great Feast) (1984) Lok Katha (Folk Tale) (1987) Holi (1989) Court Martial (1991) Rudali (The Mourner) (1992) Himmat Mai (Mother Courage) (1998) Mukti (1999) Shobhayatra (2000) Kashinama (2003) Chandalika Sarhad Par Manto Manasi (in Bengali) (2011) Works Rudali (play based on Mahashweta Devi's story), Radhakrishna Prakashan, 2004. . Works antarmahal, Further reading Rudali: from fiction to performance, by Mahashweta Devi, Usha Ganguli, Anjum Katyal. Seagull Books, 1997. . References External links Rangkarmee, website Indian theatre directors Indian stage actresses Actresses from Rajasthan 1945 births 2020 deaths Actresses from Kolkata Indian women activists Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Hindi theatre Shri Shikshayatan College alumni University of Calcutta alumni Academic staff of the University of Calcutta Indian women theatre directors 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses People from Jodhpur