Musings On Indian Writing In English (3)

After centuries of indifference and imitative efforts Indian English Drama now stand poised to acquire an identity and authenticity, to find its own roots, so that it can rise to the challenges of articulating and sharing with the community to which it belongs a creative vision and portray the complex human situation. Turning its professional limitation into artistic assets Indian English Drama is determined to prove that it belongs to a race with rich and varied dramatic traditio, when drama enjoyed the statues of the Fifth Veda.
About Author :
Educated at the Benaras Hindu University Dr. N. Sharda Iyer is the Vice-Principal and Head of the Department of English at Vasanta College for Women, Krishnamurti Foundation India, Rajghat Fort, Varansi. Her area of interest includes Indian, British, American and Indian English Literature. Apart from the present volume on Indian English Drama, which is a sequal to Musings on Indian Writing in English, Vol.-I. (Fiction) and Vol.-II )Poetry) her forthcoming books are Doris Lessings; A writer with a Different (in Press), V.S. Naipaul: A Study, English Romantic Poets and Musings on Indian Writing in English Vol. IV (Prose). Her research papers have been published in Anthologies, journals magazines and articles in newspapers.
Contents :
Preface Introduction Rabindranath Tagore: Post-Office (Closet-Drama) T.P. Kailasam: Little Lays and Plays Pages from the Epic Nissim Ezekiel: Three Plays An Analysis Nissim Exekiel: Don't Call it Suicide A Socio-Psychological Analysis Asif Currimbhoy: The Doldrummers India`s First Authentic Voice in Theatre Girish Karnad: Naga-Mandala Talking Tales Girish Karnad: Tale-Danda Transgression and Retribution Badal Sircar: Evam Indrajit An Overview Vijay Tendulkar: Silence! The Court is in Session Eloquent Silence Vijay Tendulkar: Ghashiram Kotwal Free Fall Mahasweta Devi: Mother of 1084 Naxalbari and After Dina Mehta: Getting Away with Murder Rape and its Trauma Gurucharan Das: Larins Sahib A Moment from History Mahesh Dattani: The Gay Literature Multi Culturalism: Thematic Concern in Indo-Canadian Drama Index