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Quest for a "modern Indian" idiom: discourse, milestone events,…
Quest for a "modern Indian" idiom: discourse, milestone events, legacy,
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1956 Drama Seminar: modern westernized theatre an was alien imposition that did not and cannot flourish in India; the end of colonialism offers the best opportunity for correcting this aberration; and the renewal of Indian theatre depends on the revival of indigenous, culturally authentic traditions.
Stylization, Theatre of roots
Orignal writing in modern Indian languages, plays that take the performance aspect into consideration
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Q: What are the outcomes of Western influence on Indian theatre traditions? - awakened a critical impulse, cross-fertilization of ideas, vocabulary to frame modern struggles
The relationship between culture, experience and form
"MODERN"
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Commercial strategy, democratic ticket sale, courtly patronage
1870-1930: Decline in popularity owing to cinema, T.V.
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Experiments, matters of gender: acceptability of women on stage
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HISTORY
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1831: Reverend Krishna Mohan Banerjea -> 1853: Vishnudas Bhave -> Parsi companies -> 1870s: Bharatendu Harishchandra
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Urban folk theatre offshoots, "amateur theatre groups"
Language
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Playwrights are also directors and creators, their plays transcend the boundary of literature and exist as independent work in their own right
Reclaiming languages, dethroning English
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