Pabitra Kumar Deka opened in the 1960s. Deka was one of those people who promoted it in his magazine "Roopkar", to increase its intellectual acceptance and prominence among the classes. Today the Mobile theatre is employing thousands of people in Assam. Deka began to suffer from serious heart related ailments in the early 2000s. He continued to work, often receiving people from the film, stage and media for his advice. In addition to his job for "Sadin", he wrote about the history of world cinema for nearly ten years for "Sambhar", a Sunday supplement published with the daily "Asomiya Pratidin". The writings were
Nalini Prava Deka printing press. Deka was a popular Assamese first-generation female radio playwright in Assam since the early 1970s. Her plays centered around issues concerning women and children, and many were broadcast on All India Radio from Guwahati. Deka acted in some of her radio plays and onstage. Deka was a leading social activist in Assam and played a role in the establishment of national and international organisations, including the Srimanta Sankardev International Foundation, Assam Foundation–India, Delhi Asomiya Sahitya Samaj, Sadou Asam Moina Parijat, Kamrup (undivided) District Sahitya Sabha, Sadou Asam Chemoniya Chora, Pub–Sarania Naamghar, Rajgarh Sahitya Chora, Pohar Proyasi Mohila Samiti,