Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Rabindranath Tagore : post-office (closet - drama). 3. T.P. Kailasam: Little Lays and Plays pages from the epic. 4. Nissim Ezekiel: three plays an analysis. 5. Nissim Ezekiel: don't call it suicide : a socio-psychological analysis. 6. Asif currimbhoy: the Doldrummers India's first authentic voice in theatre. 7. Girish Karnad: Naga-Mandala talking ales. 8. Girish Karnad: tale - danda : Transgression and retribution. 9. Badal Sircar : Evam Indrajit an overview. 10. Vijay Tendulkar : Silence! The court is in session eloquent silence. 11. Vijay Tendulkar : Ghashiram Kotwal free fall. 12. Mahasweta Devi : mother of 1084 Naxalbari and after. 13. Dina Mehta : getting away with murder rape and its Trauma. 14. Gurucharan Das : Larins Sahib : a moment from history. 15. Mahesh Dattani : the gay literature. 16. Multi culturalism: thematic concern in Indo-Canadian Drama. Index.

"After centuries of indifferences and imitative efforts Indian English Drama now stands poised to acquire an identity and authenticity, to find its own roots, so that it can rise to the challenges of articulating and sharing with the community to which it belongs a creative vision and portray the complex human situation. Turning its professional limitation into artistic assets Indian English Drama is determined to prove that it belongs to a race with a rich and varied dramatic tradition, when drama enjoyed the status of the fifth Veda." (jacket)