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Theatres of India , edited by Professor Ananda Lal, is a comprehensive and accessible guide to theatre in India. The volume surveys both rural and urban modes of Indian theatre across its history of over 2000 years. The first section brings together entries that discuss theatres of India's linguistic regions. The second section includes entries on specific forms and genres, as well as on topics such as street theatre, music, and Tagore's dramatic ...
Tagore’s phenomenal dramatic career encompasses over sixty plays in nearly as many years and occupies a prime position in Bengali and modern Indian theatre. His farsighted contribution to world drama can be envisaged from the fluent translations of three of Tagore’s major plays, all of which are concerned with universal human quests. While Red Oleander (Rakta-karavi), a modern classic in its own right, protests against man’s ruthless use of organization to ...
The marginalization of Indian theatre in recent times due to the influence of film and television, and a lack of archival evidence have resulted in few critical explorations of the subject. The difficulty in collecting authentic theatrical data from the different linguistic traditions in India has exacerbated this trend. In recent times, however, enough work on local and regional theatre has emerged to allow us to tap individual documentation and knowledge to ...