This was my attempt at directing the children’s drama Pashur Deshe by Shaktinath Bhattacharya, performed by Bengali children living in the UK. This is quite a challenge considering that the exposure of these children to Bengali is minimal, and the majority struggle to form sentences and understand basic phrases in the language. However, as a Bengali citizen, I consider it my cultural duty to give these kids a taste of performing a play written in their mother-tongue, in this foreign land. Thanks to MKAC for holding hands with me in this endeavour to enlighten these wonderful kids, who, hopefully, walked away with a better understanding of our cultural heritage, and with the blissful experience of being able to perform in one’s mother-tongue.