GIRISH KARNAD: THE FIRE AND THE RAIN

Girish Karnad’s play, The Fire and the Rain, is based on the myth of Yavakri from the Mahabharata. It deals with two major issues which are relevant even today: there are no short cuts to knowledge and the theme of fratricide. The Fire and the Rain holds a mirror to the evolution and development of a truly “Indian” theatre which is true to its traditions and, at the same time, responsive to contemporary concerns. The present critical study tries to explore the several layers of Karnad’s narrative to bring it closer to students in our universities. The text is analysed and examined as well as the various critical problems arising therefrom are tackled from the examination point of view. Shakti Batra has been Vice-Principal, Dyal Singh College (University of Delhi), has also taught at the Kabul University and the University of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek.

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