LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 20:3 March 2020
ISSN 1930-2940

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Growth and Development of Indian English Drama

Dr. Bhumika Agrawal

Sakuntala
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Abstract

Drama in India is a much older yet respected literary genre. In India the art of staging the plays began with Sanskrit language based on Bharat Muni’s ‘Natyashastra’. Sanskrit Drama flourished in India by length and breadth and became popular across the world. Before independence Drama in India became one of the most popular and powerful means of expressions. Dramatists of pre-independent India won world-wide commendation and recognition. After independence also India theatre writers and artists enjoyed much popularity and gifted India and the world with lot many classical plays which are still staged across the world. Though the shine of India drama faded a little due to smaller screen (TV and Mobiles), there is still a silver lining for this lively art form.

Keywords: Indian Drama, English Dramatist, Indian Playwrights, Theatre in India, Natyashastra

Man started learning the art of communication 500,000 BCE. Symbols were developed about 30,000 years ago. The very base of communication accompanied by gestures gave rise to the art of acting. Gradually man perfected this art and started giving presentation as a form of ritual or of entertainment. Drama as a literary genre is the most active of other genres of literature because of the immediate impact it has on the audience. Drama is the only branch of literature which tries to imitate life and presents it realistically to the people. It is said that drama is mimetic as it imitates and mirrors life. Lord Krishna also describes life as Leela—the Divine Play. In Bhagvatgita, He says, ‘Mayavidambanamavehe yatha natasya, i.e., consider all the deeds of Krishna as a drama played by the player. William Shakespeare too considers the world as a stage where all the men and women are merely players. These presentations became so popular means of entertainment and education that it soon achieved the status of a great culture and of art form called as theatrical art.

India is one of the oldest countries where drama flourished and blossomed in its fullest form. Drama in India has always remained as one of the most popular and effective means of entertainment and educating the masses. It has been used for the representation of the follies, foibles, feelings, anxiety and sufferings of human beings and for their amusement, moral teaching and social consciousness. The origin of Indian drama can be traced back to the Vedic period.

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Dr. Bhumika Agrawal
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Department of Humanities
Priyadarshini Institute of Engg. & Tech.
Hingna Road, Nagpur
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