Vijay Tendulkar's Ghashiram Kotwal: : critical perspectives / edited by Vinod Bala Sharma

Includes index

AN INTRODUCTION The origin of Indian Drama Marathi theatre Vijay Tendulkar's life and work Ghashiram Kotwal Adverse reaction Historical facts and dramatic fiction The Marathi tradition of Tamasha, Sutradhar and Kontan Khela The forum of Brahmans First encounter of Nana Phadnavis and Ghashiram Kotwal Transfiguration of Ghashiram as a father The sinister bargain Reign of terror The doom of Ghashiram CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES Challenging the canons: (more) within and (less) outside the canon: Ghashiram Kotwal -- D. K. Pabby The Sutradhar and the twelve Brahmans: the human curtain in Ghashiram Kotwal -- Geeta Kumar Ghashiram Kotwal: a folk form for contemporary theatre -- Veena Noble Dass Ghashiram Kotwal: a search for socio-individual crisis -- R. N. Rai Gender and power in Ghashiram Kotwal -- Urbashi Barat Ghashiram Kotwal: a tragedy for power -- Basavaraj Naikar Ghashiram Kotwal: Tendulkar's thesis on power politics -- N. S. Dharan Ghashiram Kotwal: a note on the theme for power -- E. Satyanarayan Opression and humiliation as depicted in Ghashiram Kotwal -- A. R. Shukla Ghashiram Kotwal: some problems -- P. S. Kasture