National School of Drama - Theater of India

A theatre director in a crisp white shirt watching a rehearsal at dusk among the floodlit stone ruins of an old Delhi fort, actors in costume on a bare stage, warm golden light against dark sandstone walls.

Modern Theatre

July 11, 2026 7 min read

Ebrahim Alkazi: The Man Who Built Modern Indian Theatre

He drilled his students until they wept, staged epics in the ruins of Delhi's monuments, and turned the National School…

Students rehearsing on an open-air stage at the National School of Drama in Delhi, evening light filtering through a banyan tree, dramatic shadows on the brick stage.

Institutes

February 25, 2026 7 min read

National School of Drama: India’s Premier Theatre Training Institute Explained

Inside the National School of Drama: who runs it, how to get in, what the three-year diploma actually teaches, and…