Full Description
While remapping the region by examining enduring historical and cultural connections, this study discusses multiple traditions and practices of theatre and performance in five South Asian countries within their specific political and socio-cultural contexts.
Contents
Foreword; Aparna Dharwadker Introduction: Setting the Stage; Ashis Sengupta 1. Dispatches from the Margins: Theatre in India since the 1990s; Shayoni Mitra 2. Theatre Chronicles: Framing Theatre Narratives in Pakistan's Sociopolitical Context; Asma Mundrawala 3. Designs of Living in the Contemporary Theatre of Bangladesh; Syed Jamil Ahmed 4. Towards an Engaged Stage: Nepali Theatre in Uncertain Times; Carol C. Davis 5. From Narratives of National Origin to Bloodied Streets: Contemporary Sinhala and Tamil Theatre in Sri Lanka ; Kanchuka Dharmasiri Select Bibliography Index
