The 16th of January 2011 saw the opening of the Inter–school Street Theatre Festival in Kolkata. The objective of the festival was to give city students a platform for showcasing not only their acting talent but their views on an important and relevant theme.

The theme of the Street Theatre Festival was "Indian Youth: In Search of a Hero" and veteran theatre personality, Rudraprosad Sengupta, was the chief guest.

Ten schools competed for top honours, as they defined heroism from the perspective of young minds. The lush environs of Citizen´s Park, locally referred to as Mohur Kunj, came alive as enthusiastic teenagers presented their ideas on the theme through multi-lingual plays like political satires, spoofs on the country´s fashion scenario and also performances based on socially relevant topics like illiteracy and teenage angst. In an attempt to bring learners from different strata of society together, schools involved underprivileged children in their productions.

We have long believed that cultural education needs to start early and the Street Theatre Festival was our way of giving the children of Kolkata a platform for their creative expression on a theme that becomes more and more relevant in our country and globally.