PM Modi to Attend Stage Adaptation of Anandamath on National Unity Day Eve

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend a grand stage adaptation of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's literary masterpiece <b>Anandamath</b> on the eve of National Unity Day. Organized by the <b>National School of Drama (NSD)</b>, the massive production brings together a cast of around 300 artistes performing on a sprawling 100 ft by 100 ft stage.<br><br>While grand cultural mountings often lean heavily on heavy-handed state pageantry rather than organic artistic critique, this massive production uses public institutional backing to deliver a historical narrative straight to the political center stage.<br><br>The monumental theatrical event highlights the ongoing administrative push to blend classical Indian literature with high-profile national commemorations.