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Varied forms of living traditional theatres constitute the most important part of India's living heritage. The present book is an attempt to present the most vibrant forms of traditional theatres from different parts and languages of India, past and present. There is special emphasis on the kinship of popular theatres with rituals and medieval Indian devotional movements. Some of the forms it speaks about are being introduced for the first time ...
H. S. Shiva Prakash, Kannada poet and playwright, writes from within a regionally culture-specific environment, while grappling with pressing contemporary issues like consumerism, desacralization of humankind and nature, and the tension between colonial cultural influences and native traditions. The three plays in this volume, Mahachaitra the Great Spring, Sultan Tipu, Madari Madaiah, were written and staged beween 1986 and 1995, and they focus on three figures ...