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Shakespeare in the World - India

From the Bollywood screen to village storytellers - how has India adopted Shakespeare?

Nikki Bedi explores how India has taken the works of an Englishman brought to them by British colonists in the 18th Century and adapted them for modern audiences everywhere. From the Bollywood screen to storytellers in remote villages, Nikki looks at how people are using Shakespeare’s stories of love, power and revenge to speak to the concerns of contemporary India.

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23 minutes

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  • Thu 5 May 2016 01:06GMT
  • Thu 5 May 2016 02:06GMT
  • Thu 5 May 2016 03:06GMT
  • Thu 5 May 2016 04:06GMT
  • Thu 5 May 2016 06:06GMT
  • Thu 5 May 2016 14:06GMT
  • Thu 5 May 2016 21:06GMT
  • Sat 7 May 2016 02:32GMT
  • Sat 7 May 2016 19:32GMT
  • Sun 8 May 2016 09:06GMT

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