Jul 11 2026 to Jul 11 2026 6:30 p.m.

Price: 400 Book/Buy

Where

Courtyard Koota

Ground floor, Good Earth Tarana Good Earth Malhar, near Rajarajeswari medical college Kambipura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560074

Event Description

A small group of children is on an excursion to Jorasanko where Tagore’s ancestral home is located in Kolkata. They enter the courtyard theatre in Thakur-badi and sense a magical air surrounding them. The caretaker of the estate shares an important mantra of Robi-da with the children – that the first step in getting what you want in life is .... imagination.

It is the surest way to have Robi-da’s stories come alive on the courtyard stage. And they do – in Robi’s Garden! Later, BLT developed Robi’s Garden as an abridged Storytelling Theatre format of the play for performances in a wide variety of spaces – drawing rooms, libraries, seminar halls, art galleries, banquet halls, and so on. The presentation is by two actors only, with audience participation.

In May 2024 the author of this play, Vijay Padaki, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by ASSITEJ, the international association for the promotion of Theatre for Young Audiences.

Cast: Vijay Padaki and Minti Jain

Duration: 60 minutes. No intermission.

Q&A at the end.

Bangalore Little Theatre

Founded in 1960, the Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT) is Bengaluru’s oldest and most respected English-language community theatre group. Known for its strong focus on community participation and professional training, BLT produces a wide range of plays—from classical adaptations to original scripts.

https://bangalorelittletheatre.org/about/

About Vijay Padaki

Vijay Padaki is a distinguished Indian playwright, theatre educator, and behavioural scientist who seamlessly bridges the worlds of performing arts and management. As a founding faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), he brought experiential learning and organizational development principles to the forefront of business education. Concurrently, he has been a pillar of the Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT) since 1960, writing over 50 plays and pioneering youth theatre initiatives. His lifelong commitment to theatre for young audiences earned him the global ASSITEJ International Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024.

About Minti Jain

Minti Jain is an accomplished theatre practitioner, educator, and dancer who plays a vital role in Bengaluru's performing arts community. Closely associated with the Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT), she serves as an associate facilitator and was the longtime coordinator for the group's Theatre-in-Education (TIE) initiative. Holding a Master's degree in Environmental Conservation Management, Jain uniquely merges her academic background with the arts, leading a team to design original TIE methodologies that teach sustainability education in schools. As a versatile stage actor, her performance credits include notable BLT productions such as The Prophet and the Poet, Robi's Garden, Stalowa Wola, and Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya.