“mahesh dattani tara”

On the narrative plane, Tara unravels the conflict of twins, conjoined at birth but later separated surgically and emotionally. The true theme is of prejudices imposed by society. Sexism, discrimination, hypocrisy and age-old myths are all examined and what emerges is a work that stimulates and dist... More

Contemporary Indian Writers in English (CIWE) is a series that presents critical commentaries on some of the best-known names in the genre. With the high visibilty of Indian writing in English in academic, critical, pedagogic and reader circles, there is a perceivable demand for lucid yet rigorous i... More

‘Dattani’s work probes tangled attitudes in contemporary India towards communal differences, consumerism and gender . . . a brilliant contribution to Indian drama in English.’ —Sahitya Akademi award citationJairaj Parekh and his wife Ratna, aging Bharatnatyam dancers, are engaged in finding ... More

Mahesh Dattani is India’s best-known playwright and the first Indian playwright writing in English to have won the Sahitya Akademi award. Collected Plays: Volume II showcases Dattani’s talent as a writer and director and his wide thematic and stylistic range. The ten plays in this volume include... More

City Plays is a collection of three plays in the naturalistic mode, set within the four walls of a city apartment, throwing people into close contact, relationships unravelling under pressure. the moment of crisis in each case precipitated by an absent presence who is never seen on stage. Intense hu... More

Mahesh Dattani is the first Indian playwright writing in English to be awarded the Sahitya Akademi award. His plays bring Indian drama into the present day in their themes—sexuality, religious tension and gender issues—while still focussing on human relationships and personal and moral c... More

‘Dattani [is] one of India’s best and most serious contemporary playwrights’ —International Herald TribuneFirst staged in Mumbai in 1991, Bravely Fought the Queen juggles between two spaces – centre stage where an empirical drama removes the mask of hypocrisy from a seemingly ‘normal’ ... More