About Us

It was a hot and sultry day in Kolkata, 1990. Three young comrades sitting upon a small bench, were postulating theme and idea regarding cultural movement and that debate argument created our organisation SPANDAN, IPTA. We want to reinvigorate from time and space created by world geopolitical situation. Period was classic, fall of Berlin Wall, a sharp contradiction germinates between myth and reality. Agony and ecstasy reverberated in every sphere of activities and our journey begun.

From the very inception of our organisation SPANDAN devoted itself in cultural movement to give a plethora in it. The situation in home and abroad is not tranquil, rather each and every din and bustle day sharpen the dialectic. The fall of socialism in Red Square and unfurled saffron flag in Ayodhya created a sirocco; tempest of reprisal, brutality and suppression of humanity. We produced one after another street drama, agit prop drama against this dark peril which osculate the globe. Our first production is ROBOCOP which was a synthesis of science, sybernatics and concurrent politics.

In 1997, we staged our first full length drama ASAMAPTA PRITHIVIR JANYA in seareh of an another world.

Then our legendary production GROUND ZERO, a desperate attempt in Bengali theatre in which we not only ameliorate ourselve in production skill but we are also able to cross our ambit. 1998 Pokhran atomic blast and subsequent Chaghai blast in Pakistan created a strong jingoism in both apart of Indo-Pak border.

Later we produced another one act drama COMBAT.

In 2004 spandan comes up with two one act plays named 16 MILLIMETER and OPERATION FLUSH.

In 2005 spandan produces Ishtishadi: The Suicide Squad, a drama exposing the nexus among top defence personnels, terrorists and drug racket.

Spandan is a unit member of Indian Peoples Theatre Association, IPTA. Listed below are two articles to know in-depth about IPTA.

	On Cultural Front by Ritwik Ghatak - A document by Sri Ritwik Ghatak on contemporary Peoples' Movement and role of the Cultural Workers.
	IPTA Festival in 1953 - A report on the seven day festival of IPTA and its 7th Conference.