The Akademi sponsored six plays in a theatre festival at Tezpur, Assam, in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam, from 28 October to 2 November 2006, coinciding with the closing ceremony of the centenary
celebrations of Ban Theatre. The festival was inaugurated by Shri Tulsi Das and Shri Swapan Barua, Director of Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam. Shri Bakulidas and Shri Kulen Goswami, renowned arts personalities of Tezpur, were felicitated by Ban
Theatre during the festival. Shri Mrinal Barua, Commissioner, Cultural Affairs of Assam, also attended the festival. The programme follows.

28 October

Siraj (Assamese), dir. Abhinash Sharma, Srimanta Kala
Niketan, Chamanta, Assam

29 October

Parijat Haran (Oriya), dir. Kunal Jha, Bhangima, Patna

30 October

Amari Bhagaban (Oriya), dir. Manoj Pattnayak, Manana
Natya Sanstha, Bhubaneswar

31 October

Jatra (Rajasthan), dir. Arjun Deo Charnan, Rammar, Jodhpur,
Rajasthan

1 November

Chekhov in My Life (Hindi), dir. Mushtaq Kak, Shri Ram
Centre for Performing Arts, New Delhi.

2 November

Vikromovashiyam (Kannada), dir. A.G. Chidambara Rao
Jambe, Rangayana, Mysore.