Contemporary Issues in Vijay Tendulkar’s Plays

  • Dr S Somasundari Latha R V Government Arts College, Chengalpattu, AP.
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Abstract

Vijay Tendulkar, an avant-garde playwright is one of the significant dramatists of Indian English genre. He is realistic in the portrayal of problems of common man, intricacies of human relationship and discrimination against women in the patriarchal society. He deals with all the ills and issues of the contemporary society. The issues are discussed in this paper under three headings – Gender Issues, Violence and Power Politics.

Keywords

Contemporary society in drama, gender issues in literature, violence and power politics, Vijay Tendulkar’s craft.

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Author Biography

Dr S Somasundari Latha, R V Government Arts College, Chengalpattu, AP.

Dr S Somasundari Latha teaches at R V Government Arts College, Chengalpattu, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Published
2018-05-05
How to Cite
Latha, D. S. S. “Contemporary Issues in Vijay Tendulkar’s Plays”. Contemporary Literary Review India, Vol. 5, no. 2, May 2018, pp. 98-119, https://literaryjournal.in/index.php/clri/article/view/60.
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Research Papers