About the Department

The Department of Dramatics was established in1975 with a one-year part time Certificate Course. Today the Department has earned the status of one of the most exciting and innovative Drama Departments in the country. Combining the study of traditional theatre with cutting-edge performance practice, the Department aims at providing an all-rounddevelopment of the students. This is one of there nowned institutions of learning theater arts in the entire country and provides an opportunity of five years training programme followed by Ph.D.

Infrastructural Facilities

For the benefit of the students, guest teachers and theatre professionals are invited to talk about theatredesign, stage management, television and films. Besides its own open-air theatre on the campus, the department has access to the infrastructural facilities of the Jawahar Kala Kendra and the Ravindra Manch. Productions are not always restricted to campus venues. Students have performed in many other places around the campus and in the nearby towns as well as other metropolitan cities

Ph.D. Programme :

Thrust Areas

• Classical Theatre of India and its Dramaturgy with special reference to 'Natyashastra'
• Socio-Political undertones in the Modern Theatre of India and cross-cultural practicein Secular Theatre
• Identity Issues in Folk and Indigenous theatre
• Experimental theatre
• Modern Indian and Western theatreaes thetics