Akhil Bhartiya Natya Parishad is a Marathi theatre body is a popular Marathi drama body that supports the Marathi theatre industry. The association has successfully raised funds worth 1 Crore 20 Lakh for daily wage workers in the Marathi Theatre industry. The outbreak of Coronavirus that has lasted for 70+ days now has impacted adversely on the daily wage earners in the Marathi Theatre industry. The staff in maintenance, technicians, and the supporting artists are struggling to make ends meet.
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— अखिल भारतीय मराठी नाट्य परिषद (@NatyaParishad) June 10, 2020
The novel coronavirus poses a challenge to the whole world, India has ranked the 4th most-affected country with the pandemic. The health ministry and Maharashtra government are under a lot of pressure. The artist associations supporting other artists is a great example of community support.
Renowned actor Siddharth Jadhav supports this move. He even retweeted this piece of news to encourage more support from the industry.
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