Photo of the Day: Lexington Student Awarded Fullbright Scholar Grant
Sohini Pillai, a senior Theatre Studies and South Asia Studies major at Wellesley College from Lexington, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant.
The following information was provided by Wellesley College. Lexington resident Sohini Pillai, a senior Theatre Studies and South Asia Studies major at Wellesley College, was awarded a full Fulbright Scholar grant to India where she will conduct research on how the performing arts in India, specifically, different theatrical versions of the ancient epic poem The Ramayana, can promote positive messages of pluralism and harmony. The performances she plans to research range from the traditional Ramlila theatre in Old Delhi to an innovative Bharatanatyam dance-drama, and a rock-musical combining Indian folk dance and theatre forms with salsa, ballet, jazz, and Shakespeare. Sohini will conduct this research under the mentorship of Professor …
