The following is an excerpt from the documentary- Gaon ke noan theatre, Mor naon Habib by Sanjay Maharishi and Sudhanva Deshpande. The incident dates back to September, 2003 in Vidisha (MP), where the Habib Tanvir-led Naya theatre came under attack for staging Ponga Pandit, a play that deals with untouchability and intolerance in the Hindu religion. Tanvir, a determined man, never backed down. Here is what unfolded on that fateful day.
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