Author: G P Deshpande
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 754
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8126009241
Description
This first comprehensive anthology of modern Indian drama brings together 155 modern plays in different Indian languages.
These plays represent the thematic and formal concerns of contemporary Indian playwrights. The volume includes plays by:
Sriranga / Vijay Tendulkar / Mohan Rakesh / Badal Sircar / Girish Karnad / Satish Alekar / K N Pannikar / Chandrasekhar Kambar / Utpal Dutt / Mahasweta Devi and others. While some plays express profound socio-political concerns, others address the fundamental issues of human life through the reinterpretation of myths, and folktales. The anthology thus represents the full range of the form and content of modern Indian theatre.
THE EDITOR:
Govind Purushottam Deshpande is a China specialist teaching at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. He has written six full length and two one act plays in Marathi. He has published two volumes of social and literary criticism. Twice honored by Maharashtra Government, he was the recipient of Sang Natal Academia Award for the best playwright in 1997
Contents
Introduction
PART I
Listen, Janamejaya
The Vultures
One Day in Ashadha
Evam Indrajit
PART II
Hayavadana
The Lone Tusker
Siri Sampige
From Sunset to Sunrise
PART III
Aurangzeb
Mahapoor
Mareech, the Legend
PARV IV
Hunting the Sun
Whirlpool
Mother of 1084
Roads
Contributors