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The date 6 December, 2017 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya—when a violent mob attacked and brought down the medieval structure. The event dramatically altered the socio-political trajectory of India; through the violence that unleashed across the country and the irreparable chasm created between communities. For many, it defined their social and political commitments as well as future professional and creative ...
The book contains eight of Ramanathan’s well-known plans: Shanti, Shanti, It’s a War; The Boy Who Stopped Smiling; Curfew; Mahadevbhai (1892-1942); Collaborators; 3, Sakina Manzil; Shakespeare and She; and Jazz. This volume also contains an Introduction and an interview with the playwright.
Black With 'Equal' offers a sharp analysis of the seedy, selfish and mean aspects of middle-class society in urban India. A general Body meeting held at Jagruti Cooperative Housing society starts off well but ends in the unpredictable. The play depicts the human mind descending to abject evilness.'Collaborators' is a blend of dark humour and a seething disquiet waiting to shelter all the conventions of polite society. In this play Ramu Ramanathan has marvelously ...