Claim: The first Indian attempt to stage plays in Kolkata was made at Narkeldanga, a makeshift auditorium was built by Prasanna Kumar Tagore
Evidence: The first Indian attempt, after Gerasim Lebedev's pioneering efforts, to stage plays in Kolkata was made at Narkeldanga. In 1832, Prasanna Kumar Tagore built a makeshift auditorium in his house in Narkeldanga and staged some English plays.