Asif Currimbhoy is "India’s first authentic voice in the theatre". He is the one modern Indian playwright who has shown great interest in producing drama. Among the very few Indian dramatists writing plays in English, he has made his debut as a dramatist for the stage. His twenty nine plays are first and foremost meant for the stage and he brilliantly succeeds in producing "Actable" plays. The aim of the present volume is to make a close and analytical study of his selected plays, laying stress on their artistic excellence and theatrical vitality. The present book is the first study of its kind and go a long way for the critical studies of the plays of Asif Currimbhoy. It is useful for the readers and researchers of Indian English drama.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Krishna Avtar Agrawal
Krishna Avtar Agrawal started his teaching career as Lecturer in English in 1967. At present he is Reader in English at Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar (Uttaranchal). He obtained his M.A. degree from Lucknow University and Ph.D. degree from Meerut University, Meerut. Dr. Agrawal has contributed a large number of research papers, articles and reviews to prestigious journals of India. He has published more than one dozen books on English literatures. He has also edited two books on Swami Shraddhananda Saraswati-Socio-political Observations of Swami Shraddhananda Saraswati-Socio-political Observations of Swami Shraddhananda and Editorial Observation of Swami Shraddhananda. He has co-edited two books-Swami Shraddhananda Ki Samkalin Tipanniya and Reflections on Indian Writing in English. he has also edited four anthologies of critical essays on Indian English literature. He has edited Indian Writing in English. A Critical Study, Spectrum of British Literature and Dimension of Indian English Literature. He has organized a couple of seminars on Contemporary Indian English Literature. He has taken part in a number of national and international seminars and conferences, and contributed research papers to them. He has also been the editor of the Vedic Path (Gurukul Kangri University's quarterly English journal). At present he is working on his forthcoming books on Toru Dutt: The Pioneer Spirit of Indian English Poetry, Raja Rao and Asif Currimbhoy.
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