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Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi films.
Sep 27, 2021 · Learn about the life and works of Girish Karnad, a renowned playwright, poet, actor and cultural administrator in India. Explore how he blended indigenous and Western influences, folk and classical traditions, and contemporary themes in his plays.
Jun 15, 2023 · Collected plays. v. 1. Tughlaq, Hayavadana, Bali: the sacrifice, Nāga-mandala (play with a cobra) -- v. 2. Talé-daṇḍa, The fire and the rain, The dreams of Tipu Sultan, Two monologues: flowers, broken images -- v. 3.
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A three-volume set of Karnad's English versions of his important works, with introductions by Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker. The plays explore themes of secularism, gender, violence, and multilingualism in Indian drama.
May 15, 2024 · “Yayati” Girish Karnad (born May 19, 1938, Matheran, Bombay Presidency [now in Maharashtra], India—died June 10, 2019, Bengaluru, Karnataka) was an Indian playwright, author, actor, and film director whose movies and plays, written largely in Kannada, explore the present by way of the past.
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Girish Karnad is one such Indian playwright who has rejected the imitative pursuits of the West and has stuck to the native tradition for the themes and techniques of his plays. The reason why Karnad chooses myths or legends is not very difficult to discover.
Oct 11, 2021 · Girish Karnad is a modern Indian playwright who draws the contours of contemporary reality upon the mythological canvas. Drawing the plots of his plays from Indian history, myths and legends, he presents them in such a way that they assume contemporary significance.
