Government of IndiaIndo-English women playwrights
Author: Bhatta, S. Krishna
Keywords: Playwriting
Authorship
Drama--Technique
Issue Date: 1979
Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description: In Indo-English writing , drama is a sparsely-cultivated field. Indo-English playwright had to suffer mainly on account of the absence of living theatre. The earliest women playwrights is Bharati Sarabhai who has, to her credit, two plays; The well a/the people and two women.ln both the plays the author tries to give a new meaning to age-old beliefs and customs. In the play The Well of the People, Sarabhai projects a picture of synthesis of religion and social service. The Freedom Movement in our country draws the attention of Mrinalini Sarabhai, a celebrated dancer and choreographer, and her work Captive Soil is a powerful verse-play in two acts with a prologue and an epilogue, presenting the actions and reactions found among different sections of our country during the movement.
Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type: Article
Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhatta, S. Krishna |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-20T12:12:29Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-20T12:12:29Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1979 |
| dc.description.abstract | In Indo-English writing , drama is a sparsely-cultivated field. Indo-English playwright had to suffer mainly on account of the absence of living theatre. The earliest women playwrights is Bharati Sarabhai who has, to her credit, two plays; The well a/the people and two women.ln both the plays the author tries to give a new meaning to age-old beliefs and customs. In the play The Well of the People, Sarabhai projects a picture of synthesis of religion and social service. The Freedom Movement in our country draws the attention of Mrinalini Sarabhai, a celebrated dancer and choreographer, and her work Captive Soil is a powerful verse-play in two acts with a prologue and an epilogue, presenting the actions and reactions found among different sections of our country during the movement. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 38-44 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Playwriting Authorship Drama--Technique |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 52 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhatta, S. Krishna |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-20T12:12:29Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-20T12:12:29Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1979 |
| dc.description.abstract | In Indo-English writing , drama is a sparsely-cultivated field. Indo-English playwright had to suffer mainly on account of the absence of living theatre. The earliest women playwrights is Bharati Sarabhai who has, to her credit, two plays; The well a/the people and two women.ln both the plays the author tries to give a new meaning to age-old beliefs and customs. In the play The Well of the People, Sarabhai projects a picture of synthesis of religion and social service. The Freedom Movement in our country draws the attention of Mrinalini Sarabhai, a celebrated dancer and choreographer, and her work Captive Soil is a powerful verse-play in two acts with a prologue and an epilogue, presenting the actions and reactions found among different sections of our country during the movement. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 38-44 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Playwriting Authorship Drama--Technique |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 52 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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