Choupash Nattyanchol was formed in 2013. At that time, the group had only a few members. Currently though, at least 50 young men and women are directly involved with the activities of Choupash. They work to raise mass awareness about societal issues by staging street plays at different places. Choupash now has a number of regular and acclaimed productions: Uipoka – inspiring youth about the spirit of Liberation War; Kutta – highlighting the different aspects of the Liberation War; Machine – making people aware of the fundamentalists; and Bohurupi – an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s work that focuses on citizen’s participation in administration. Raja Fakir, the founder of the group, wrote a number of plays for Choupash. So far, the group have staged eight street dramas and six stage dramas in Bogura and its vicinities. They have staged nine productions of their most popular play Uipoka on various occasions like the Independence Day, Victory Day, International Mother Language Day, and Bangla New Year. In addition, they help the local community on other issues as well. In neighboring Maheshpur at Naogaon, they helped rebuild a school for kids of the indigenous communities with the income generated from their stage shows. The profits from ticket sales usually go to a welfare fund for the members. Now the group wants to explore new fronts. Apart from staging plays, they have plans to make documentaries on social issues like corruption, drug abuse, violence against
