A Comparative Study of Select Plays of
Vijay Tendulkar and Mahesh Dattani
Ms. Deepali Agravat
Department of
Communication Skills, MEFGI, Rajkot
(Ph.D. work is in progress
with the same title)
We are living in the age of
Globalization where one can talk about universal men, universal feelings and
universal expression. As a term it may be new but it practice has been in vogue
since the Vedic and Upanishadic times. The term ‘Globalization’ talks about
universal men and their history and therefore while tracing the history of
‘Comparative Literature,’ one comes across a wide range of similarities and
differences, interactions and reactions which help in understanding the
artistic form and social importance of any literature. Secondly, as human
nature is the same all over the world, its expression in different literatures,
in different periods, is bound to have deep-seated affinities. Language and
culture may be different but human sentiments remain essentially the same in
all literatures of the world. Thus, it is quite natural to study the uniqueness
of human consciousness in various literatures through a Comparative Study.
An attempt has been made in this
research to make a comparative study of two great Indian playwrights, namely,
Vijay Tendulkar and Mahesh Dattani. Since both the playwrights show marked
explorations and experimentations in their plays, an effort is made to explore
the areas of correspondences and variances in their plays. In addition, the
study highlights the complex phenomenon of man-woman relationship in the
twentieth century. It helps in understanding patriarchy and its unjust modes of
behavior. Both are well acclaimed authors whose plays deal with issues like
Gender prejudice, Corruption in politics, Clash between tradition and
modernity, sexual identity which are of immense importance in modern urban
India.
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