LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 13:11 November 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
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         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Plight and Pain of a Woman in Vijay Tendulkar’s
Silence! The Court is in Session

Dr. C. Raghavendra and Dr. P. Sreenivasulu Reddy, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

A New Era in Marathi Theatre

It is no exaggeration to say that with the production of Tendulkar’s Silence! The court is in Session, a new era has begun in Marathi theatre. The play raises many unsettling questions about human relationships. Tendulkar here uncovers middle class mentality and violent impulses of middleclass people. Vijay Tendulkar has depicted the basic theme of violence and dealt with most of its significant aspects and varieties in the life of human beings. He has explored and expressed bitter and gruesome truths. The entire play revolves round the idea of a mock trial by the members of the amateur theatre group called ‘The Sonar Moti Tenement Progressive Association’.

The Troupe

The play begins with the troupe entering the room in a village. Leela Benare, a school teacher, a member of the troupe who is bold and talkative, enters at the very beginning when other members fall behind. She feels happy with Samanth, a villager, who is new to Benare. . The conversation goes on like this:

Benare : I thought, and go somewhere far, far away with you:
Samant : [in confusion] with me?
Benare : yes, I like you very much.
Samant : (terribly shy and embarrassed) tut-tut Ha ha !
I am hardly ...
Benare : You are very nice indeed. And shall I do something?
You are a very pure and good person. I like you.

Trial against President Johnson

The troupe has come to perform a play that is a trial against President Johnson for producing atomic weapons. They have performed this seven times in Bombay and now they want to perform in the village.

This is only the beginning part of the article. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.

Dr. C. Raghavendra
Asst. Professor of English
GITAM University
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
India
crreddyenglish@gmail.com

Dr. P. Sreenivasulu Reddy
Asst. Professor of English
GITAM University
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
India
sreenupydala@gmail.com

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