... of the Hindi theatre are examined together with his assessment of the modern Hindi drama and the evolution of the stage since Bharatendu Harishchandra. The chapter concludes with a discussion on Prasad’s most compact and mature drama, the Dhruvasvamini in order to evaluate the dramaturgical...

...This book addresses the political and aesthetic concerns of modern Indian theatre, tracing its genealogies, and looking in particular at its appropriation of folk theatre. Beginning with the plays of Bharatendu Harishchandra in the 1870s Banaras, the book moves forward to Jayashankar Prasad...