Binodini: A Woman Artist in 19th Century Bengali Theatre

Performing ArtsPeople
in Module
Published on: 28 September 2018

Shrinjita Biswas

Shrinjita completed her graduation in History from Jadavpur University. She completed her Masters majoring in History from CHS and second in Arts and Aesthetics from SAA, both from JNU, New Delhi. Her interest lies in research, pertaining to gender, politics, and technology in theatre and in cinema. She is engaged in scriptwriting and photography. Shrinjita is currently the Editorial Coordinator at the TAKE on art magazine

Noti Binodini belonged to the second wave of native actresses performing on the new form of proscenium theatre in Bengal. This multimedia module includes interviews on early actresses of Calcutta and on Noti Binodini as well as articles on the nineteenth-century stage actresses of Calcutta.