Full Description
Drawn from ten different Indian languages, this collection of eighteen plays by women constitutes a significant intervention of gender in the discourse of Indian theatre. The volume brings together the work of eminent playwrights and writers: from Malatibai Bedekar, Swarnakumari Devi, Usha Ganguli, and Nabaneeta Dev Sen to Catherine Thankamma and C.S. Lakshmi 'Ambai' among others. Each play, in its own way, engages with social issues from a woman's perspective.
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION ; 'PROLEGOMENON TO WOMEN'S THEATRE' ; 'WOMEN IN BENGALI THEATRE' ; SWARNAKUMARI DEVI, THE WEDDING TANGLE ; USHA GANGULI, THE JOURNEY WITHIN ; NABANEETA DEV SEN, MEDEA ; 'WOMEN IN GUJARATI THEATRE' BY VARSHA ADALJA ; VARSHA ADALJA, MANDODARI ; 'WOMEN IN HINDI THEATRE' ; TRIPURARI SHARMA, A TALE FROM THE YEAR 1857: AZIZUN NISA ; KUSUM KUMAR, LISTEN SHEFALI ; 'WOMEN IN KANNADA THEATRE' ; MAMTA G. SAGAR, THE SWING OF DESIRE ; 'WOMEN IN MALAYALAM THEATRE' ; CATHERINE THANKAMMA, BEYOND FACADES ; 'WOMEN IN MARATHI THEATRE' BY MAYA PANDIT ; MALATIBAI BEDEKAR, PREY ; MUKTABAI DIKSHIT, GAMBLE ; 'WOMEN IN PUNJABI THEATRE' ; MANJIT PAL KAUR, SUNDARAN ; NEELAM MANSINGH CHOWDHRY, FIDA ; 'WOMEN IN TAMIL THEATRE' BY V. PADMA ; C.S. LAKSHMI 'AMBAI', CROSSING THE RIVER ; MANGAI, FROZEN FIRE ; 'WOMEN IN TELUGU THEATRE' ; CHALAM-VOLGA, THE SIX OF THEM ; VINODINI, THIRST ; 'WOMEN IN URDU THEATRE' BY A.R. MANZAR ; RASHEED JAHAN, WOMAN ; JAMEELA NISHAT, PURDAH ; NOTES ON TRANSLATORS
