A critical analysis of power dynamics in Vijay Tendulkar's theatrical tapestry

Abstract

Drama stands out from other literary genres because of its immediate appeal, which offers a level of accessibility that poetry and fiction may not always provide. Drama gains great value from this. Theatrical performances have a rich and distinguished history worldwide. In India, they are well-recognized as a popular kind of folk entertainment. When drama is presented on stage, everyone, even the most uneducated person, can understand it and enjoy it. One of the biggest advantages of drama is this. Conversely, the production of Indian plays in English is a very recent development.

Dramatists like Asif Currimbhoy, Pratap Sharma, and Guru Charan Das have written plays that have garnered positive reviews in both the United States and England. These plays are among the English theatre's most notable successes to date. Indian English playwrights such as Mohan Rakesh, Girish Karnad, Badal Sircar, and Vijay Tendulkar are well-known nowadays. These four people stick out as being very significant. They have become well-known because of the cultural rebirth that has taken place in their respective regions as a consequence of translating and performing plays in languages other than their own.

Vijay Tendulkar is a well-known modern Marathi playwright because of his innovative and notable dramatizations. Though he provoked social controversy with his plays, particularly "Sakharam Binder" and "Ghashiram Kotwal," he won the highest praise for his dramatic performance in "Silence! The Court is in Session." (Agarwal, A. B. 2008). Tendulkar has contributed a great deal to writing, even outside of the theatre, with his many articles, short stories, and one-act dramas. While he often concentrates on the middle class, his thematic aims deal with the intricacies of human nature and lifestyle. His examination of man-woman relationships is notable because, without resorting to depravity or horror in his representations of these pairings, he reveals unconventional and peculiar aspects of them.