Agniko Katha

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Agniko Katha
Written by Abhi Subedi
Date premiered2003
Place premieredAarohan Theatre, Kathmandu
Original language Nepali
Genre Drama
Setting Monastery

Agniko Katha (Nepali:अग्निको कथा]) is a play in Nepali by Abhi Subedi. [1] [2] [3]

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Aarohan Theatre prepared Agniko Katha for stage show for the first time in 2003 and performed at its own theatre in Kathmandu. Later, the play was taken abroad for shows in other Asian countries and Europe. Aarohan staged this play more than a hundred times at different locations worldwide. [4] Sunil Pokharel was the director of this play. [5]

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  2. "Interview with Sunil Pokharel - Ecumenica". 29 June 2013.
  3. Asia, Mandala Book Point - Kantipath, Kathmandu, Nepal -. "Three Plays: Fire in the Monastery, A Journey into Thamel, The Caretaker's Sky - Abhi Subedi - Mandala Book Point, Kantipath, Kathmandu, Nepal". Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2016-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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