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Product details
- ISBN 9781803096520
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 191mm
- Publication Date: 06 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A collection of three plays that fuses the magic of India’s rural traditions with sharp social insight.
Blending folktales, myths, rituals, and song, Chandrasekhar Kambar’s plays celebrate India’s vibrant rural heritage while critiquing traditions and power structures that continue to shape Indian society today. From comic spoofs to profound philosophical dramas, his work explores human struggles like power, poverty, and deception that resonate across cultures and borders. This collection brings together three plays that showcase his signature blend of entertainment and social critique. Alibaba and the Forty Thieves transforms a well-known folktale into a clever, comic critique of human greed; Shadow of the Tiger explores illusion, reality, and the elusive nature of truth; and Tukra’s Dream tells the story of a poor villager struggling at the margins of society.
Poetic, powerful, and universal, these plays cast light on the human condition through the rich traditions of rural India.
Blending folktales, myths, rituals, and song, Chandrasekhar Kambar’s plays celebrate India’s vibrant rural heritage while critiquing traditions and power structures that continue to shape Indian society today. From comic spoofs to profound philosophical dramas, his work explores human struggles like power, poverty, and deception that resonate across cultures and borders. This collection brings together three plays that showcase his signature blend of entertainment and social critique. Alibaba and the Forty Thieves transforms a well-known folktale into a clever, comic critique of human greed; Shadow of the Tiger explores illusion, reality, and the elusive nature of truth; and Tukra’s Dream tells the story of a poor villager struggling at the margins of society.
Poetic, powerful, and universal, these plays cast light on the human condition through the rich traditions of rural India.
Chandrasekhar Kambar is an acclaimed dramatist, poet, cultural critic, and fiction writer based in Kannada. He was awarded India’s highest literary award, the Jnanpith, in 2010.
