Muffled voices : women in modern Indian theatre / edited by Lakshmi Subramanyam.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Subramanyam, Lakshmi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--India--History--20th century.

Theater.

Women in the theater.

India.

History.

Women in the theater--India.

Physical Description:

272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Shakti Books, [2002]

Summary:

Contributed articles.

Contents:

1. Muffled Voices: Women in Modern Indian Theatre / Lakshmi Subramanyam 13

2. Feminization of Politics: The Plays of G.P. Deshpande / Maya Pandit 36

3. Imaging Woman in Kannada Theatre / H. S. Shiva Prakash 56

4. The Third Gaze: The Theatre of Badal Sircar / G. J. V. Prasad 61

5. Contradictions and Complexities: Women in Modern Hindi Drama / Jaidev Taneja 76

6. Kamla: Within and Beyond / Sonali Jain 91

7. Off-Centre: The Displacement of Women Characters in Ghashiram Kotwal and Tara / Angelie Multani 108

8. A Dialogue with Mahesh Dattani / Lakshmi Subramanyam 128

9. An Unfinished Journey / Tripurari Sharma 135

10. In Search of a Narrative: Women Theatre Directors of the Northern Belt / Kirti Jain 151

11. Gender Relations and Self Identity: A Personal Encounter / Amal Allana 165

12. The Metamorphosis of Rudali / Anjum Katyal 193

13. "Let Me Live"

Cry the Baby Girl, in the Cradle and in the Womb, Pacha Mannu

An Interventionist Theatre Experience / V. Padma ('Mangai') 215

14. In Their Own Voice: In Conversation with Anuradha Kapur, Geetanjali Shree and Vidya Rao / Lakshmi Subramanyam 231

15. Folk Forms and Contemporary Theatre: An Interview with B. Jayashree / Lakshmi Subramanyam 246.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

8124108706

OCLC:

50712293