Noted playwright and actor Achyut Lahkar, doyen of Assam’s mobile theatre movement, passed away on 12 June 2016 following a protracted illness. 
•    Lahkar was the pioneering dramatist, veteran actor director and producer who staged numerous memorable plays in mobile theatre.
•    Born in 1931, Lahkar, a theatre enthusiast from his childhood days.
•    He founded Nataraj Theatre, the first Mobile Theatre Company of Assam in 1963 which performed across Assam and in other states for nearly 40 years.
•    Lahkar was considered to be the father of the Bhramyaman or Mobile Theatre of Assam.
•    Before venturing into mobile theatre, Lahkar published and edited an Assamese illustrated magazine called Deepawali for some time in 1952.
•    He was awarded the Kamal Kumari National Award in 1997.
•    He also received the Bhaben Barua Award, Mancha Prabhakar Award and Braja Nath Sarma Award.
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