24th Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2025 by National School of Drama

The National School of Drama (NSD) organise its flagship Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), International Theatre Festival of India (completion of 25 years). Fondly called ‘Bharangam’, BRM is the world’s largest theatre festival, and is set to take place from 28 January to 16 February, 2025, across 13 cities in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Through this pioneering effort, NSD is expanding the festival’s outreach with enhanced international engagement, building on last year’s theme ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Vande Bharangam.’

BRM 2025, which spans a period of 20 days, will feature more than 200 unique productions from 9 different countries, showcased across 13 locations in India and abroad. International theatre groups participating in the said festival are hailing from Russia, Italy, Germany, Norway, Czech Republic, Nepal, Taiwan, Spain, and Sri Lanka.

For the first time, the institution is expanding the festival beyond India, with satellite chapters scheduled in Nepal and Sri Lanka. Alongside the festival’s epicenter in Delhi, Indian satellite locations include Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhatinda, Bhopal, Goa, Gorakhpur, Jaipur, Khairagarh, and Ranchi.

Notably, the Bharat Rang Mahotsav coincides with the 65th Anniversary of the National School of Drama, and the 60th Anniversary of the National School of Drama Repertory Company. To commemorate these milestones, the Repertory Company is celebrating the Rang Shashthi theatre festival series, staging some of its most popular plays on various platforms across the nation. The Company will also present its productions during BRM 2025 in locations such as Colombo, Kathmandu, Bengaluru, and Goa.