Search results
Tughlaq is a 1964 Indian Kannada play by Girish Karnad, based on the 14th century Turko-Indian ruler Muhammad bin Tughlaq. The play explores Tughlaq's political and personal struggles, his vision and failures, and his relationship with his stepmother, advisors, and enemies.
Dec 18, 2023 · A play by Girish Karnad that explores the themes of power, idealism, and governance through the character of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, a medieval sultan of India. The play reflects both historical and contemporary issues and challenges the audience to reflect on the nature of leadership and the consequences of absolute power.
Jul 4, 2023 · The play 'Tughlaq' by Girish Karnad. Addeddate 2023-07-04 20:49:15 Identifier tughlaq_202307 Identifier-ark
Oct 11, 2021 · 1 Girish Karnad, Three plays: Nagamandala, Hayavadana , Tughlaq (New Delhi : Oxford University Press ,1994), p.147. All subsequent textual quotations are from this edition. After the quotation only page number is given in parentheses. 2 U.R. Ananmtha Murthy, “Introduction to Tughlaq,” Three plays, p.150
Tughlaq is a historical drama written in English by Girish Karnad. The play was released in 1964 in Kannada. AlyquePadamsee, an Indian filmmaker, adapted the play into English. In the fourteenth century, Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq had been one of the Mughal rulers that reigned over India. He was Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq's (1326-1351) child.
Oct 27, 2021 · The play Tughlaq by Girish Karnad portrays the historical figure of Muhammad Tughlaq, a fourteenth century Sultan of Delhi, as an idealist and a visionary who fails in his reforms and policies. The study examines the paradoxical and complex nature of Tughlaq, his motives, his struggle and his downfall, and traces the development of Karnad’s dramatic art.
People also ask
What is Tughlaq by Girish Karnad about?
Who wrote the play Tughlaq?
Why did Girish Karnad choose Tughlaq as the central figure?
What does Tughlaq stand for?
Aug 26, 2021 · Karnad’s Tughlaq is a carefully executed play depicting the life of a king which. is full of ups and downs. It has tremendous theatrical potential. The play offers. fresh psychological insights into the character of Tughlaq. He is presented as a. highly learned man and an absolutely unrelenting ruler.
