THE REVELATION OF THE PAST IN THE PLAYS OF MAHESH DATTANI

Authors

  • Abhay Nah Thakur Research Scholar
  • Bidhan Chandra Chaudhary Research Guide, Assistant Professor, M. L. S. M College, LNMU Darbhanga - 846004

Keywords:

Homosexuality, communalism, revelation, gender identity, middle-class

Abstract

Indian drama has emerged predominantly with Sanskrit drama and its tradition of folk performance. Indian drama is the mirror of society. People can easily connect themselves with this amazing feeling. The playwrights like Badal Sarkar, Girish Karnad, Vijay Tendulkar, Mahesh Dattani and Mahesh Elkunchwar etc have won the heart of the audience.  Mahesh Dattani is a Banglore-based Indian English playwright. He is a versatile genius. He is continuously experimenting with new forms and manners of expression.  His plays usually deal with middle-class life in urban India The major issues Mahesh Dattani deals with are homosexuality, gender identity, communalism, the revelation of the past, the hollowness of middle-class life and the family as a battlefield. The present paper humbly attempts to describe the theme of the revelation of the past as a major theme in the selected plays of Mahesh Dattani. The  real motive comes before the audience and the complex web of relationships is visible to the audience 

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Published

15-04-2023

How to Cite

Abhay Nah Thakur, & Bidhan Chandra Chaudhary. (2023). THE REVELATION OF THE PAST IN THE PLAYS OF MAHESH DATTANI. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 9(4). Retrieved from https://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/2660