The Sanhita Manch Festival that turns two this year has a singular aim of spreading social awareness through theatre. It's the brainchild of Rasika Agashe and her husband Zeeshan Ayyub, who through their initiative Being Association have been tackling socio-political issues on stage. The three-day event that commences on Independence Day will see three plays being staged, a conversation with Sunil Shanbag, discussion sessions with Premanand Ghazi, Mahesh Dattani and Nadira Babbar, Makrand Deshpande and Salim Arif.

Zeeshan and Rasika at a rehearsal in Andheri. Pics/Shadab Khan