Satish Alekar, Mahesh Elkunchwar, and Vijay Tendulkar constitute the trinity who wrote and produced some of the most influential and progressive plays of modern Indian theatre, and in doing so, shaped modern Marathi theatre. This volume of Satish Alekar's Collected Plays, the second of two, includes some of his finest works in translation: Begum Barve and Mickey ani Memsahib. Alekar uses colloquialisms, traditional Maharashtrian performance practices, black humour, and devices from the theatre of the absurd to create an oblique sense of reality in his plays. Begum Barve (1979) is a lament for the cultural forms that are lost to modernity. Barve is a throwback to the lost era of Marathi musicals and the play is about his final attempt at living his life on his own terms--an attempt that is cruelly crushed, sadly, by his long-time partner. Mickey ani Memsahib (1973) is a surreal play about an Amazonian woman who controls her scientist husband physically and mentally, who in turn seeks his escape through his scientific experiments. The plot is almost novelistic and is a brilliant satire on the nature of scientific modernity. The plays have been translated by Shanta Gokhale and Priya Adarkar, respectively.

Collected Plays of Satish Alekar: Volume I

Literature & Fiction

Alekar, Satish

Gauri Deshpande Urmila Bhirdikar Alok Bhalla Jayant Dhupkar Pramod Kale

Dramas & Plays

Oxford University Press

<p>Satish Alekar, Mahesh Elkunchwar, and Vijay Tendulkar constitute the trinity who wrote and produced some of the most influential and progressive plays of modern Indian theatre, and in doing so, shaped modern Marathi theatre. This volume of Satish Alekar's Collected Plays, the second of two,includes some of his finest works in translation: Begum Barve and Mickey ani Memsahib. Alekar uses colloquialisms, traditional Maharashtrian performance practices, black humour, and devices from the theatre of the absurd to create an oblique sense of reality in his plays.Begum Barve (1979) is a lament for the cultural forms that are lost to modernity. Barve is a throwback to the lost era of Marathi musicals and the play is about his final attempt at living his life on his own terms--an attempt that is cruelly crushed, sadly, by his long-time partner. Mickey aniMemsahib (1973) is a surreal play about an Amazonian woman who controls her scientist husband physically and mentally, who in turn seeks his escape through his scientific experiments. The plot is almost novelistic and is a brilliant satire on the nature of scientific modernity. The plays have beentranslated by Shanta Gokhale and Priya Adarkar, respectively.Along with a Foreword by Girish Karnad, the volume includes a critical introduction and interview of Satish Alekar by noted theatre critic, Samik Bandyopadhyay. A must for students and scholars of modern Indian theatre and cultural studies, this book will also be of interest to scholars of Indianliterature in translation.</p>

Collected Plays of Satish Alekar: Volume II

Collected Plays of Satish Alekar: The Dread Departure, Deluge, The Terrorist, Dynasts, Begum Barve, Mickey and the Memsahib

Satish Alekar has written, acted in, directed, and produced some of the most influential and progressive plays of post-Independence India, and is part of the trinity, with 'Vijay Tendulkar' and 'Mahesh Elkunchwar', that has shaped modern Marathi theatre.  Alekar is widely recognized for his ability to portray the many deceptions and fallacies of Indian society, and his plays depict with wit and sensitivity, a world unable to come to terms with modernity and stifled by tradition. The six plays-'The Dread Departure' (Mahanirvan), 'Deluge' (Mahapoor), 'The Terrorist' (Atirekee), 'Dynasts' (Pidhijat), 'Begum Barve', and 'Mickey and the Memsahib' (Mickey ani Memsahib) -are divided thematically into two sections and both sections include introductions by noted theatre critic, Samik Bandyopadhyay. The book also includes an insightful interview of Alekar by Bandyopadhyay, notes on the production histories of the included plays, and a special section containing photographs of the performances of these plays.

Bhalla, Alok

Gokhale, Shanta

Deshpande, Gauri

Bhirdikar, Urmila

Dhupkar, Jayant

Kale, Pramod

Adarkar, Priya

Two Plays: "The Grand Exit" and "A Conversation with Dolly" (New Indian Playwrights)

Seagull Books

Zulta Pool Ani Itar Ekankika (Marathi Edition)

Popular Prakashan Pvt.Ltd.

Aadharit Ekankika (Marathi Edition)

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