Mobile Theatre is a form of theatre that is exclusively prevalent in Assam

Mobile Theatre consisting of cast, singers, musicians, dancers and crew members travel carrying tents and seating from one place to another

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The idea was founded and developed by Natyacharya Brajanath Sarma back in the year 1930

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The Kohinoor Theatre was the first mobile theatre group of Assam

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It performed dramas, gaining thousands of spectators from Dhubri to Sadiya

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The first Mobile Theatre was performed on October 2, 1963 in Pathsala

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Achyut Lahkar is called the father of Mobile Theatre

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The themes of Mobile Theatres range from mythological stories to contemporary themes

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At present there are over 60 mobile theatre groups present in Assam, mostly based in Pathsala

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