All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and theirentrances …” My guest in this episode is consumed by his passion for theatre and he is going to tell us how a confirmed technologist became the force behind a vibrant theatre company! Join me in myconversation with Basab Pradhan in this episode of Igniting Joy.Basab Pradhan is a playwright, director, actor & has several full-length plays to his credit. He co-founded the Bay Area Drama Co in 2014 and became the Co-Artistic Director in 2016; he assumed solo responsibility as Artistic Director in 2020. He also serves on the boards of a number of IT companies. Prior to this he had a long and successful career in the technology world with companies such as Infosys.In 2012 Basab Co-Authored the book -“Offshore: India's Services Juggernaut.” A Mechanical Engineering graduate from IIT Kanpur, India, he also has an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, India.