Theatre is an effective and popular media for the upliftment of marginalized groups of society, especially the tribal communities. The lack of exposure to education, healthcare, sanitation, lead the community members towards backwardness. The traditional food of tribes plays a vital role in their health and immunity. Theatre can provide good exposure to the community members to believe in themselves, to promote their culture and for their overall development. Applied theatre can educate the community more easily than speeches or any other mode of awareness given to them. Applied theatre can influence both literate and illiterate populations which have the potential to convey lifeless contents effectively. Drama, documentary, and other visual content can influence the mass is more than other mediums. The specialty of the brain to store visuals more than the audio signals can be also a reason behind its reachability to the masses. This can provide long time effect and can also be seenas a way to educate a community without their knowledge or active participation. The present study discusses the applied theatre initiatives of the Government of Odisha and other NGOs for the development of tribal communities, especially in the health and education sectors.
Applied Theatre, Tribal Health, Education, NGOs, Odisha
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