Dramatic World of Vijay Tendulkar : Explorations and Experimentations

Contents: Acknowledgement. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Vijay Tendulkar: A dramatist with a vision and commitment. 3. Tendulkar\'s dramatic art: quest for the synthesis of \'Actor-Writer\'. 4. Kamala : reaffirmation of feminine identity. 5. Silence! The Court is in Session: a process of the construction of female voice. 6. Sakharam Binder: affirmation of private morality against social conventions. 7. The vultures: a tragic satire on the aesthetics of cruelty against idealism of civility. 8. Encounter in Umbugland: reaffirmation of human values against the nexus of gender politics and power politics. 9. Ghashiram Kotwal: display of power, politics and passion.

"The present volume is a comprehensive analytical study of the plays and theatrical art of Vijay Tendulkar with the focus on the process of decolonization of Indian theatre, Indian English drama moved in the direction of exploring new them and innovative theatrical strategies probing into the hidden and complex pattern of human consciousness. In this volume in the different chapters, the efforts have been made to explore the perpetual clash of human sensibility with the oppressive burden of the controversial issues like gender prejudice, corruption in politics, Lesbian relationship, caste discrimination and the commercialization of press and personal relationship. Besides of these thematic concerns, each play has been investigated to explore Tendulkar\'s dexterity in maingling western dramatic theories and strategies. With this fusion of the east and west Tendulkar\'s identity has been established as a new voice in Indian theatre. The present volume will be milestone to open new possibilities of critical insight in the plays of Vijay Tendulkar." (jacket)