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The Story
OrganizerWorking across theatre, criticism and cultural theory, Bharucha challenged Western frameworks of intercultural performance and examined questions of identity, secularism and cultural rights in India and beyond. As a scholar, dramaturg and public intellectual he brought a rigorous, questioning voice to debates about the arts, becoming a leading international authority on the politics of performance.
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Cultural Significance
▾Rustom Bharucha is a leading global voice in theatre and cultural theory, whose critical writing has reframed debates about interculturalism, tradition and the politics of the arts.