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Kadak Badshahi:

Ahmedabad, which is also known as the Manchester of East, boasts of a rich cultural heritage and historical treasures. In the year 2014 , Darpana Academy of Performing Arts had first staged the play, "Kadak Badshahi" which retold the story of Ahmedabad in different stories.

Poster of the play

It was written and directed by danseuse Mallika Sarabhai, filmmaker Yadavan Chandran and theatre artist Nisarg Trivedi; "Kadak Badshahi" was staged in Ahmedabad in a ten-day long event at the Natarani Amphitheatre.

The play,  showed the history and cultural heritage of the city, included events from the time when  the Ahmed Shah Badshah found the city, and lead it to its evolution over the years. The play featured the famous hotspots of Ahmedabad including the Kalupur railway station, Manekchowk, Ellisbridge, Teen Darwaza and it also included famous things which defined the city - like masala chai and maskabun. The play also talked about important incidents which are  the crucial parts of the history of Ahmedabad - like the Textile Mill crisis of 1915. After the great applause and appreciation in 2014 , the play returned in 2018 with a bigger caste and bieng the centre of attraction for the city for 10 days from 18th January to February 1 (optional).

The play "Kadak Badshahi" which traverses through the history of Ahmedabad from the city’s foundation to Mughal-era, British rule, growth of textile mills and various modern agitations but the "Kadak Badshahi 2.0"(as said to be the 2nd season of the play) will also focus on student-powered movements, such as Navnirman Andolan of 1974 against the then Congress government, and like its earlier version, will feature real-life players in the city’s history in its narrative. The second version was created and directed by Yadavan Chandran and scripted by Mallika Sarabhai and Nisarg Trivedi.