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- ISBN 9781803096537
- 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 dramatic cycle that follows a single family amid the profound transformation of their country.
In The Wada Trilogy, Mahesh Elkunchwar delivers a remarkable cycle of plays that traces the rise and fall of one family against the dramatic upheavals of twentieth-century India. The Deshpande family of Dharangaon, once wealthy landowners, comes to battle financial struggles and a fading legacy. Different generations of the Deshpande family confront their past and future in distinct ways. The trilogy is a rich and intimate portrait of India’s transition into modernity, reflecting the country’s deep-rooted traditions, its upheavals, and its ongoing search for renewal.
In her English translation of Elkunchwar’s plays, Shanta Gokhale uses her deep understanding of Marathi theater to illuminate the human stories at the heart of the trilogy.
In The Wada Trilogy, Mahesh Elkunchwar delivers a remarkable cycle of plays that traces the rise and fall of one family against the dramatic upheavals of twentieth-century India. The Deshpande family of Dharangaon, once wealthy landowners, comes to battle financial struggles and a fading legacy. Different generations of the Deshpande family confront their past and future in distinct ways. The trilogy is a rich and intimate portrait of India’s transition into modernity, reflecting the country’s deep-rooted traditions, its upheavals, and its ongoing search for renewal.
In her English translation of Elkunchwar’s plays, Shanta Gokhale uses her deep understanding of Marathi theater to illuminate the human stories at the heart of the trilogy.
Mahesh Elkunchwar is one of India’s leading playwrights and screenwriters, writing primarily in Marathi. With more than twenty plays to his name, his work has profoundly influenced modern Indian theater and film. In 2014, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, India’s highest honor in the performing arts. Shanta Gokhale is an Indian writer, translator, journalist, and theater critic. She is best known for her works Rita Welinkar and Tya Varshi. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2015 and the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.
