Lahkar contributed immensely towards shaping the mobile theatre industry, said Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra) Lahkar contributed immensely towards shaping the mobile theatre industry, said Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)Leading Assamese theatre personality, founder-producer of Kohinoor Theatre – a leading mobile theatre company of the state – passed away here on Sunday afternoon following protracted illness. Condoling his death, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said Lahkar’s innovative ideas and experiments had taken the mobile theatre industry to new heights. His death has caused irreparable loss to the state’s cultural scene, especially in the field of mobile theatre,” Sonowal said.

Source: Indian Express January 29, 2017 12:56 UTC