Alipurduar's Barobisha Drama Fest: Social Messages & Teen Engagement, Draws Crowds from Assam

• The Barobisha Drama Festival in Alipurduar aims to culturally engage teenagers and reduce mobile phone addiction.
• Organized annually by the Barobisha Pratyusha Cultural Unit at Barobisha High School grounds, Kumargram.
• Audiences, including many from Assam, are flocking to watch the plays, which convey social messages.
• Groups from Kolkata, Raiganj, Cooch Behar, Palashbari, and local Barobisha troupes (including popular children's/teenagers' groups) are performing 8 plays.
• Anup Kumar Das, Secretary of Pratyusha Cultural Unit, highlights the festival's role in preserving theatre against internet and mobile phone dominance.