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TumhariAmrita played in our city for a few shows. By Ms Shabana Azmi and Mr FarookhSheikh. I missed it. As I have missed Putul Khela and Kallol andeven Raktakarabi. I was searching the net one day for whatever glimpses ofthese that Mr
Google had to offer. It was thenthat I found, that Tumhari Amrita was an adaptationof LoveLetters, a play by Mr A R Gurney.There was a lot of material on Love Letters, some video snippets and showtimings even. Only the shows were not in my part of the world. But the video snippetsreminded me of a line by Ms Azmi inTumhari Amrita I saw on TV. It was a very short glimpse of onescene in some programme on Ms Azmi. ' Us angan ke kone meek bargat ka perh tha', if I remember correctly. Herreminiscent happy voice haunted me to read theEnglish play. If anyone can tell me more about Tumhari Amrita, the book or theplay, I will remain ever grateful.





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Now more about Love Letters. I quote about the play from thebook.


' This is a play or rather a sort of play, which needs no theater,no lengthy rehearsal, no special set, no memorization of lines, and nocommitment from its two actors beyond the night of performance. It is designedsimply to be read aloud by an actor and an actress of roughly the same age,sitting side by side at a table, in front of a group of people of any size. The actor might wear adark grey suit, the actress a simple expensive looking dress. In a more formalproduction, the table and chairs might be reasonably elegant English antiques,and the actors area may be isolated against a dark background by bright focused lights. In performance the piece would seem to work best if the actorsdidn't look at each other until the very end, when Melissa might watch Andy ashe reads his final letter. They listen eagerly and attentively to each otheralong the way, however, much as we might listen to an urgent voice on a one-way radio. comingfrom far, far away.'

All through the 55 pages of thedrama and for a considerable time thereafter, I remained transfixed on thelives of Andy and Melissa. I shared their childhood affection, their teenageromance and, their quarrels, their hide and seek uneasiness in adulthood and their love, which Andy couldadmit only after her death.
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Andy's last letter is arevelation. He summarizes his entire life in a tragic canvass of theinnumerable moments where he and Melissa came together and went away indifferent directions throughout their lives. I quote from the concluding partof the play where he writes to her mother after Melissa's death and we hearMelissa's soul suffering from the pain of his admissions.
Andy : Dear Mrs Gardener, I thinkthe first letter I ever wrote was to you, accepting an invitation for Melissa'sbirthday party. Now I am writing you again about her death. I wish to say a few things on paper Icouldn't say at her funeral, both when I spoke, and when you and I talkedafterward. As you may know, Melissa and I managed to keep in touch witheach other most of our lives, primarily through letters. Even now, as I writethis letter to you, I feel I'm writing also to her.
Melissa : Ah, you are inyour element now, Andy..
Andy : We had a complicatedrelationship, she and I, all our lives. We went in very different directions.But somehow, over those years, I think we managed to give something to each other. Melissa expressed allthe dangerous and rebellious feelings I never dared admit to...
Melissa : Now he tells me..
Andy : And I like to think I gaveher some sense of balance ...
Melissa : BALANCE ? Ohhell, I give up. Have it your way, Andy ; balance!
Andy : Most of the things I didin life I did with her partly in mind. And if I said or did an inauthenticthing, I could almost hear her groaning over my shoulder. But now she is gone, I really don't know howI will get along without her.
Melissa : ( Looking at him for the first time) You'll survive,Andy.......
Andy : I have a wonderful wife,fine children, and a place in the world I feel proud of, but the death ofMelissa suddenly leaves a huge gap in my life..
Melissa : Oh now,Andy...
Andy : The thought of never againbeing able to write to her, to connect to her, to get some signal back fromher, fills me with an emptiness which is hard to describe.


Andy : I don't think there aremany men in this world who have had the benefit of such a friendship with sucha woman. But it was more than friendship, too. I know now that I love her. I loved her even fromthe day I met her, when we talked into that second grade, looking like the lostprincess of Oz.
Melissa : Oh, Andy,PLEASE. I can't bear it.
Andy : I don't think I've everloved anyone the way I loved her, and I know I never ill again. She was at theheart of my life, and already I miss her desperately. I just wanted to say this to you andto her. Sincerely, Andy Ladd.

Melissa : Thank you,Andy. '

The format of the play is unique.It takes you through fifty years of their lives, their journey and theirescapades as they grow up and try to live without each other. Their families,though never appearing in person, are ever visible in the background. Melissawrites less. She is more action oriented. But she portrays Andy in the fewlines she pens. And I quote again.
' Senator and Mrs Andrew M.Ladd, III and family send you warm holiday greetings and every good wish forthe New year.
Melissa : Andy Ladd, is that YOU ? Blow dried and custom-tailored andjogging trim at fifty-five. Hiding behind that lovely wife with her heelstogether and her hands foldeddiscreetly over her snatch ? And is that your new DOG, Andy ? I see that youhave graduated to a golden retriever. And are those your sons and heirs ? And -- Help! Is that a grandchildnestled in someone's arms? God, Andy, you look like the Holy Family! ...'
She is also very direct.
'
Andy : ...Jane and the boys join me in wishing each and all ofyou a Happy Holiday Season.
Melissa : Dear Andy. If I ever get another one of those drippyXeroxed Christmas letters from you, I think I will invite myself out to yourducky little house for dinner, and whenyou are all sitting there eating terribly healthy food and discussing terriblyimportant things and generally congratulating yourselves on all your accomplishments, I think I willstand up on my chair, and turn around and moon the whole f..ing family!'

Andy loves to write.

'Andy : O.K. Here goes. The reason I'm writing Angie Atkinson is because Ijust don't think I can stop writing Letters, particularly to girls. As I toldyou before, in some ways I feel I ammost alive when I'm holed up in some corner, writing things down. I pick up apen and almost immediately everything seems to take shape around me. I love to write. I love writingmy parents because then I become the ideal son. I love writing essays forEnglish, because then I am for a short while, atrue scholar. I love writing letters to the newspapers, notes to my fiends,Christmas Cards, anything where I have to put down words. I love writing you.This letter which I'm writingwith my own hand, with my own pen, in my own penmanship, comes from me and noone else, and is a present of myself to you...'
I loved reading the play. Ashappens with age, you will find some of their experiences common to yours. Mostof these will make you smile, some may be sad. But you will surely cherish themand revisit them. Please do. Happy reading! And if you can find TumhariAmritafor me to read or listen to, nothing like it!
p.s. I was so overwhelmed by theplay that I made a recording of it in my untrained voice, playing both Andy andMelissa. I have separated the characters by inserting a bell sound, single bellfor Andy and a double for Melissa. I attach two portions. Please bear with them.

List of famous Dramatists of India!

Asif Currimbhoy:

The most prolific playwright of post- independence period is Asif Currimbhoy, who has written and published more than thirty plays. Some important plays are The Tourist Meeca (1959), The Restaurant (1960), The Doldrumness (1960), The Captives (1963), Goa (1964), Monsoon (1965), An Experiment With Truth (1969), Inquilab (1970), The Refugee (1971) Sonar Bangla (1972) and Angkor (1973). Inspite of comprehensiveness, Currimbhoy's dramatic art has been a subject of criticism for the lack of struchared plot, embellished language and balanced characterisation in his plays. His language, it is said, is not suitable to capture the internal drama of the clash of motives.

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TumhariAmrita played in our city for a few shows. By Ms Shabana Azmi and Mr FarookhSheikh. I missed it. As I have missed Putul Khela and Kallol andeven Raktakarabi. I was searching the net one day for whatever glimpses ofthese that Mr
Google had to offer. It was thenthat I found, that Tumhari Amrita was an adaptationof LoveLetters, a play by Mr A R Gurney.There was a lot of material on Love Letters, some video snippets and showtimings even. Only the shows were not in my part of the world. But the video snippetsreminded me of a line by Ms Azmi inTumhari Amrita I saw on TV. It was a very short glimpse of onescene in some programme on Ms Azmi. ' Us angan ke kone meek bargat ka perh tha', if I remember correctly. Herreminiscent happy voice haunted me to read theEnglish play. If anyone can tell me more about Tumhari Amrita, the book or theplay, I will remain ever grateful.







Now more about Love Letters. I quote about the play from thebook.


' This is a play or rather a sort of play, which needs no theater,no lengthy rehearsal, no special set, no memorization of lines, and nocommitment from its two actors beyond the night of performance. It is designedsimply to be read aloud by an actor and an actress of roughly the same age,sitting side by side at a table, in front of a group of people of any size. The actor might wear adark grey suit, the actress a simple expensive looking dress. In a more formalproduction, the table and chairs might be reasonably elegant English antiques,and the actors area may be isolated against a dark background by bright focused lights. In performance the piece would seem to work best if the actorsdidn't look at each other until the very end, when Melissa might watch Andy ashe reads his final letter. They listen eagerly and attentively to each otheralong the way, however, much as we might listen to an urgent voice on a one-way radio. comingfrom far, far away.'

All through the 55 pages of thedrama and for a considerable time thereafter, I remained transfixed on thelives of Andy and Melissa. I shared their childhood affection, their teenageromance and, their quarrels, their hide and seek uneasiness in adulthood and their love, which Andy couldadmit only after her death.
Andy's last letter is arevelation. He summarizes his entire life in a tragic canvass of theinnumerable moments where he and Melissa came together and went away indifferent directions throughout their lives. I quote from the concluding partof the play where he writes to her mother after Melissa's death and we hearMelissa's soul suffering from the pain of his admissions.
Andy : Dear Mrs Gardener, I thinkthe first letter I ever wrote was to you, accepting an invitation for Melissa'sbirthday party. Now I am writing you again about her death. I wish to say a few things on paper Icouldn't say at her funeral, both when I spoke, and when you and I talkedafterward. As you may know, Melissa and I managed to keep in touch witheach other most of our lives, primarily through letters. Even now, as I writethis letter to you, I feel I'm writing also to her.
Melissa : Ah, you are inyour element now, Andy..
Andy : We had a complicatedrelationship, she and I, all our lives. We went in very different directions.But somehow, over those years, I think we managed to give something to each other. Melissa expressed allthe dangerous and rebellious feelings I never dared admit to...
Melissa : Now he tells me..
Andy : And I like to think I gaveher some sense of balance ...
Melissa : BALANCE ? Ohhell, I give up. Have it your way, Andy ; balance!
Andy : Most of the things I didin life I did with her partly in mind. And if I said or did an inauthenticthing, I could almost hear her groaning over my shoulder. But now she is gone, I really don't know howI will get along without her.
Melissa : ( Looking at him for the first time) You'll survive,Andy.......
Andy : I have a wonderful wife,fine children, and a place in the world I feel proud of, but the death ofMelissa suddenly leaves a huge gap in my life..
Melissa : Oh now,Andy...
Andy : The thought of never againbeing able to write to her, to connect to her, to get some signal back fromher, fills me with an emptiness which is hard to describe.


Andy : I don't think there aremany men in this world who have had the benefit of such a friendship with sucha woman. But it was more than friendship, too. I know now that I love her. I loved her even fromthe day I met her, when we talked into that second grade, looking like the lostprincess of Oz.
Melissa : Oh, Andy,PLEASE. I can't bear it.
Andy : I don't think I've everloved anyone the way I loved her, and I know I never ill again. She was at theheart of my life, and already I miss her desperately. I just wanted to say this to you andto her. Sincerely, Andy Ladd.

Melissa : Thank you,Andy. '

The format of the play is unique.It takes you through fifty years of their lives, their journey and theirescapades as they grow up and try to live without each other. Their families,though never appearing in person, are ever visible in the background. Melissawrites less. She is more action oriented. But she portrays Andy in the fewlines she pens. And I quote again.
' Senator and Mrs Andrew M.Ladd, III and family send you warm holiday greetings and every good wish forthe New year.
Melissa : Andy Ladd, is that YOU ? Blow dried and custom-tailored andjogging trim at fifty-five. Hiding behind that lovely wife with her heelstogether and her hands foldeddiscreetly over her snatch ? And is that your new DOG, Andy ? I see that youhave graduated to a golden retriever. And are those your sons and heirs ? And -- Help! Is that a grandchildnestled in someone's arms? God, Andy, you look like the Holy Family! ...'
She is also very direct.
'
Andy : ...Jane and the boys join me in wishing each and all ofyou a Happy Holiday Season.
Melissa : Dear Andy. If I ever get another one of those drippyXeroxed Christmas letters from you, I think I will invite myself out to yourducky little house for dinner, and whenyou are all sitting there eating terribly healthy food and discussing terriblyimportant things and generally congratulating yourselves on all your accomplishments, I think I willstand up on my chair, and turn around and moon the whole f..ing family!'

Andy loves to write.

'Andy : O.K. Here goes. The reason I'm writing Angie Atkinson is because Ijust don't think I can stop writing Letters, particularly to girls. As I toldyou before, in some ways I feel I ammost alive when I'm holed up in some corner, writing things down. I pick up apen and almost immediately everything seems to take shape around me. I love to write. I love writingmy parents because then I become the ideal son. I love writing essays forEnglish, because then I am for a short while, atrue scholar. I love writing letters to the newspapers, notes to my fiends,Christmas Cards, anything where I have to put down words. I love writing you.This letter which I'm writingwith my own hand, with my own pen, in my own penmanship, comes from me and noone else, and is a present of myself to you...'
I loved reading the play. Ashappens with age, you will find some of their experiences common to yours. Mostof these will make you smile, some may be sad. But you will surely cherish themand revisit them. Please do. Happy reading! And if you can find TumhariAmritafor me to read or listen to, nothing like it!
p.s. I was so overwhelmed by theplay that I made a recording of it in my untrained voice, playing both Andy andMelissa. I have separated the characters by inserting a bell sound, single bellfor Andy and a double for Melissa. I attach two portions. Please bear with them.

List of famous Dramatists of India!

Asif Currimbhoy:

The most prolific playwright of post- independence period is Asif Currimbhoy, who has written and published more than thirty plays. Some important plays are The Tourist Meeca (1959), The Restaurant (1960), The Doldrumness (1960), The Captives (1963), Goa (1964), Monsoon (1965), An Experiment With Truth (1969), Inquilab (1970), The Refugee (1971) Sonar Bangla (1972) and Angkor (1973). Inspite of comprehensiveness, Currimbhoy's dramatic art has been a subject of criticism for the lack of struchared plot, embellished language and balanced characterisation in his plays. His language, it is said, is not suitable to capture the internal drama of the clash of motives.

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Badal Sircar:

Badal Sircar is a prestigious name in the realm of contemporary theatre. He represents the New Theatrical Movement in India. Sony motion eye driver windows 7 download. He has created an appropriate ‘people's theatre' that is, a theatre supported and created by people. His dramatic career began with the humorous play Solution X. His plays include Evan Inderjit (1962), That Other History (1964) and There Is No End (1971). All these plays are based on political, social, psychological and existential problems.

Evan Inderjit is the tale of a playwright who struggles in vain to write a play in the play there's No Need Sircar develops the thesis that ‘We are all accused' and share the burden of guilt. His later plays Procession, Bhoma and Stale Neros are based on the concept of ‘Third Theatre'. The play Procession is about the search for a ‘real home' in a new society based on equality.

It suggests a ‘real way' so that man does not have to live exploiting man but can work according to his own needs Bhoma is a dramatisation of the life of oppressed peasants. The analysis of these three plays suggest remarkable changes in Sircar's concept of a ‘real home', a new society based on equality and one that is free from the horrors of exploitation.

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Chandrashekhara Kambara:

A prominent writer in Kannada language, he is known for his effective usage of North Karnataka dialect of Kannada in his plays and poems. His plays revolve around folk or mythology inter-linked with contemporary issues and he achieved a blend of the folk and modern theatrical forms. His 22 plays include the popular Aramane, Mahamayi, Singaravva, Harakeya Kuri and Kulothe Chingaramma, as well as Jokumaraswamy and Sirisampige which have been translated into many languages.

Dharmveer Bharati:

Dharamveer Bharati's Andha Yug is a verse play depicting the aftermath of the Mahabharata war: how it affected both the vanquished and the victors. The theme, however, was made to have contemporary relevance for it reflects on the agony and devastation of war and the role of mankind in causing suffering.

Girish Karnad:

Girish Karnad, in the capacity of writer, director and actor substantially contributed to enrich the tradition of Indian English theatre. His dramatic sensibility was moulded under the influence of touring natak companies and especially Yakshagana which was in those days not accepted as a purified art form.

He borrowed his plots from history, mythology and, old legends but with intricate symbolism, he tried to establish their relevance in contemporary socio­political conditions. A writer of Kannada plays, Karnad made a noteworthy impact with Yayati and more so with Tughlaq.

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Hayavadana, a story of a woman in search of the perfect man, is a powerful play based on a legend in the Kathasaritsagar. In the play Tale Dande, he discovers the vital relationship between contemporary society and literature. His use of myth as a structure and metaphor in his play gives 'new meaning to the past from the vantage point of view of the present. In the play Nagmandala, the conflict is between patriarchal and matriarchal views of society.

Gurcharan Das:

Gurcharan Das is a writer of novels, essays and plays and a columnist. He is the author of Three English Plays, an anthology which includes Larins Sahib, a prize winning play about the British in India; Mira, which won critical acclaim from New York critics, ana 9 Jakhoo Hill.

Habib Tanvir:

A new dimension to Indian theatre was given by Habib Tanvir who used folk traditions and tribal theatrical forms of Madhya Pradesh with great effect in his productions. His Mitti ki Gadi is a unique experiment in this direction. He created a repertory of folk and tribal actors who presented most effectively, in the dialect of Chhattisgarh, the play, Charandas Chor—the humorous story of a thief who has to sacrifice his life for promising good conduct.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay:

Another playwright who has made significant contribution to the growth of Indian English drama is Harindranath Chattopadhyay. He started his career as playwright with Abu Hassan (1918). There are seven verse plays to his credit published under the title of Poems and Plays (1927) and are based on the lives of Indian saints.

His Five Plays (1929) are written in prose. The Window and The Parrot deal with the lives of the poor. The Sentry's Lantern is a symbolic display of the expectation of the advent of a new age for the downtrodden people. Sidhartha: Man of Peace is an adventurous effort to dramatise the Buddha's life.

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Javed Siddiqui:

A playwright who wrote in Hindi and Urdu, he is known for his play Tumhari Amrita, based on A.R. Gurney's classic American play Love Letters, which became critically successful (debut in 1993). His Saalgirah dealt with the complexity of divorce in modern, urban life. His play Andhe Choohe is based on Agatha Christie's Mousetrap. His other plays include 1857: Ek Safarnama, Hamesha, Begum Joan, Aap ki Soniya and Kacche Lamhe. He is known for his poignant lines and for delving into contemporary themes in his adaptations.

Mohan Rakesh:

A striking dramatist who made his impact in the 1960s, the plays of Mohan Rakesh are the creations of a sensitive mind exploring the world of human emotions caught up in the hard realities of life. Ashadh ka Ek Din (1958), a lyrical play based on the life of Kalidasa, evokes the pathos inherent in life.

Adhe Adhure portrays strikingly the fears and frustrations of a disintegrating middle class family, and the woman who is trying to hold it together. His Laharon ke Rajhans is yet another play dealing with basic human emotions. He wrote in Hindi but for their exceptional dramatic relevance, his plays have been translated into English and other regional languages.

As a playwright, his main concern is to portray the crisis of contemporary man caught in the web of uncongenial surroundings and the persistent threat to human relationships. Mohan Rakesh perceived drama as a complex art involving the uniform contribution of actors, scenic effects, light and music, and effective stage direction. He experimented in theatre. He often used words and languages not as dialogues or direct statements but as the tools of suggestion to convey a meaning beyond the verbal connotation.

Nissim Ezekiel:

Nissim Ezekiel is acknowledged for his exceptional poetic creed and rare dramatic sensibility. Nissim Ezekiel's Three Plays (1969) including Nalini: A Comedy, Marriage Poem: A Tragi Comedy and The Sleepwalkers: An Indo-American farces are famous. Songs of Deprivation (1969) is also a short play by Ezekiel.

His plays can be appreciated for symmetrical construction with an abundance of irony. They unveil his sharp observation of the oddities of human life and behaviour. Ezekiel's plays make pleasant reading. Ezekiel is said to come very close to the spirit of some English social satirists in theatre.

Pratap Sharma:

Pratap Sharma wrote two prose plays, A Touch of Brightness (1968) and The Professor Has A War Cry (1970). His plays were staged even abroad successfully but they failed to be staged in the country. Sex remains the prime theme of his plays but Pratap Sharma's dramatic art has been appreciated for his keen sense of situation and effective dialogues.

Rabindranath Tagore:

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Tagore wrote primarily in Bengali but almost all his Bengali plays are available to us in English renderings. His prominent plays, Chitra, The Post Office, Sacrifice, Red Oleanders, Chandalika, Muktadhara, Natir Puja, and others, are firmly rooted in the Indian ethos and ethics in their themes, characters and treatment.

Rambriksh Benipuri:

A Hindi writer, Benipuri's dramas dealt with ancient events and characters like the life of the famous courtesan Ambipur who converted to Buddhism, in his Amipure, and a historical legend involving Ashoka and his son Kunal that is the theme of Netradaati.

Ramesh Mehta:

The uncrowned king of Delhi theatre in the 1950s and the 1960s, Mehta was a prolific writer of plays (over 26) and he is credited with directing some 14 plays. He also adapted and translated plays from other regional languages. His greatness lies in the contribution he made to promote the culture of drama, mainly through the Three Arts Club, a theatre group of the government employees of Delhi. His plays have been performed not only in India but also in other countries.

Sharad Joshi:

Sharad Joshi, a Hindi writer, is known for Andhon ka Haathi and Ek Tha Gadha Urf Aladat Khan, a satirical play that became very popular. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990.

Sri Aurobindo:

Sri Aurobindo is another prominent dramatist in Indian English drama. He wrote five complete blank verse plays besides his six incomplete plays. His complete plays are Perseus the Deliverer, Vasavadutta, Radoguna, The Viziers of Bassora and Eric and each of these plays is written in five acts. His incomplete plays are The Witch of Ilni, Achat and Esarhaddon, The Maid and the Mill, The House of Brut, The Birth of Sin and Prince of Edur.

The notable feature of Sri Aurobindo's plays is that they depict different cultures and countries in different epochs, ringing with a variety of characters, moods and sentiments. Perseus the Deliverer is grounded on the ancient Greek myth of Perseus. Vasavadutta is a romantic tale of ancient India.

Rodoguna is a Syrian romance. The Viziers of Bassora is a romantic comedy that goes back to the days of the great Haroun al Rashid, while Eric is a romance of Scandinavia, a story of love and war between the children of Odin and Thor. In Aurobindo's plays we find romance, heroic play, tragedy, comedy and farce. Aurobindo was much influenced by Elizabethan drama in matters of plot construction and characterisation. The use of the English blank verse is flawless in Aurobindo. We also find the impact of Sanskrit playwrights like Bhasa, Kalidas and Bhavabhuti on Aurobindo.

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Vijay Tendulkar:

Indian theatre gained immensely through Tendulkar's Marathi play, Shantata ! Court Chalu Aahe; it reveals the shocking streaks of cruelty hidden below the ordinary middle class veneer. In the course of the rehearsal of a mock trial, a woman's character is attacked verbally by others with disturbing ferocity and sadistic delight.

His Sakharam Binder banned for alleged vulgarity but triumphantly vindicated by the Bombay High Court which declared the ban void, Gidhale and Ghasiram Kotwal are studies in violence and sex inherent and suppressed in human nature. Bold themes are dealt by himin a serious manner Vijay Tendulkar symbolises the new awareness and attempts of Indian dramatists of the century to depict the agonies, suffocations and cries of man, focusing on the middle class society. In all his plays, he harps upon the theme of isolation of the individual and his confrontation with the hostile surroundings.

Influenced by Artaud, Tendulkar relates the problem of anguish to the theme of violence in most of his plays. The plays Chimanicha Ghor Hote Menache (1960), Kalojanchi Shalai (1968) and Ek Holti Mugli (1967) reflect Tendulkar's concern with authority and the idea of exploitation of the individual.

Kamala (1982) and Kanyadaan (1982) are written on the lines of naturalistic tradition. Kamala is a study of marital status as well as a study in the theme of exploitation.

Kanyadaan is a complex play about the cultural and emotional upheavals of a family. Tendulkar was associated with the New Theatrical Movement in Maharashtra.

He presents a fictional reality in which the reality of life acquires a sharp, focused character having rare dramatic power.

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Alyque Padamsee:

Alyque Padamsee has contributed to the world of theatre in a big way. He is a theatre director who has staged 63 plays in a career of 50 years. His famous productions include Evita, Tughluq and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Badal Sarkar:

An illustrious theatre personality, Badal Sarkar made farce and comedy to reveal the social condition in India. His famous plays, in Bengali, include Boro Pishima, Ram Shyam Jadu and Ebong Indrajit.

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K.V. Akshara:

A major playwright in Kannada language, K.V. Akshara is a prominent figure in Kannada theatre. He has directed several plays. He heads Ninasam, the theatre group and cultural complex in Heggodu, Karnataka.

Pearl Padamsee:

A noted personality, Pearl Padamsee has directed famous plays including Gieve Patel's Princes, Van Italy's Serpent and Dostoevsky's The Idiot.

Safdar Hashmi:

Mainly associated with street theatre, Safdar Hashmi was concerned with focusing on the problems of the common people. He was the founder-member of Jana Natya Mancha. His plays Enemies and Mote Ram ka Satyagraha became symbols of ethnic resistance against authoritarianism in India.

Shambhu Mitra:

A doyen of the Bengali theatre, Shambhu Mitra formed the theatre group Bahurupee. His famous plays include Nobanno, Ulukhagra and Pothik. He tried to make theatre a true representation of the 'unedited realities' of day-to-day living.

Utpal Dutt:

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An eminent director, playwright and actor, Utpal Dutt was active primarily in Bengali theatre, though he also achieved fame in English theatre. Utpal Dutt's famous plays include Fariry Fauj, Titas Ekti Nodir Naam, Kollol, Din Bodoler Pala and Leniner Daak which illustrate his Marxist views.

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His views on human rights and democracy are best highlighted by the plays Tiner Talowar and Manusher Odhikare. His dramas showcased the sufferings of the common people. He was also a founding member of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).

Zohra Sehgal:

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A well-known stage artist, Zohra Sehgal is most famous for her acting in the play Ek Thi Nani.

Institutions for Promoting Theatre:

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