Gandhi, Indian architecture
The architectural links between Le Corbusier, Riba Gold Medal winner Balkrishna Doshi and Charles Correa. Plus new dramas on the London stage about Gandhi and the beauty industry.
The man who killed Gandhi is the subject of a new play opening at the National Theatre by Anupama Chandrasekhar. She's one of Rana Mitter's guests along with Balkrishna Doshi, a Riba Gold Medal winner for his buildings, which include low-cost housing and research into environmental design. He studied with Le Corbusier and historian Vikram Visana joins Rana to trace the links between Corbusier, Doshi and Charles Correa. And as she directs a new play at Hampstead Theatre, the Tamasha Theatre Artistic Director Pooja Ghai is also in the Free Thinking studio.
The Father and the Assassin - a new play by Anupama Chandrasekhar runs at the National Theatre from 12 May
Vikram Visana teaches at the University of Leicester. His research has included the work of architect Charles Correa (1930 -2015).
Lotus Beauty by Satinder Chohan is directed by Pooja Ghai at the Hampstead Theatre from May 13th to June 18th. You can find Tamasha Theatre company's podcast dramas online at https://tamasha.org.uk/projects/the-waves/
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Producer: Tim Bano
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- Tue 17 May 2022 22:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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