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Two members of Ananda Niketan, one of the main cultural organisations of Habiganj, will take part in an international drama workshop in the United Kingdom (UK).

Eminent drama organisation Theatre Royal Stratford East of the UK, winner of the Laurence Oliver Award 2007, organises the drama workshop titled 'International Festival for Emerging Artists.'

Sudeep Chakraborty and Ujjal Das, the two participants, will attend the workshop, which will be inaugurated on July 7. Drama organisations from 15 countries including 15 organisations from the UK will participate in the workshop.

To raise social movement and exchange cultural views among different countries are the main objectives of the workshop. As continuation of the project, participant countries will attend the Cultural Olympiad that will be held in the UK in 2012.

The British Council, East London Dance, Lift, London Bureau of Newham, Manchester Contact Theatre, New Vick, Serious, Stratford Circus, Theatre Venture, UEL, Urban Development and Visiting Arts will be cosponsors of the festival.

Besides, UK and Bangladesh, participants from New Zealand, Malaysia, France, Kenya, Brazil, Rwanda, Philippines, Pakistan, Ghana, Greece, Mali, Iran, Netherlands, South Africa and Turkey will take part in the workshop.

Syed Masud Hossain, Science and Culture Programme Manager of British Council, said, "It will be a great opportunity for the two participants (Sudeep and Ujjal) to raise own cultural heritage to other countries. Ananda Niketan has already established a unique position in cultural arena. We hope their success." Sudeep Chakraborty, one of the participants, Lecturer of Drama and Music Department of Dhaka University and moderator of Drama Department of Ananda Niketan, said "Now it is necessary to gather all drama activists across the world to stand a common platform. By this workshop everybody could get opportunity to exchange his or her experiences."

Ujjal Das, another participant, is a coordinator of the Sea-Change Project of Ananda Niketan.