VOICE OF HISTORY IN PROFESSIONAL

THEATRE

DR. JAYASHREE C.KAMBAR

HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY

Indian and Western Concepts Denial of Facts Mode of History Mythological-Historical Plays

Spirit of Nationalism

Bengal Movement Hanuman with Gandhi Cap Red Faced British Karnad Sadashivaraya’s Rebellious

Action and Speech

Entertainment to Education

Mythological Plays Historical Plays Documents Freedom Movement

Early Historical Plays in Kannada Mysore Theatre Parsi Theatre Samsa Ranadheera Kantirava Licence Similar Situations in England

Examples

Asprushyata Nivarana –Gandhiji’s Satyagraha“Jataveda Muni is under severe penance, the day when his penance is regarded, that is the day when the nation steps into progress.”

Kittura Channamma“Courageous Kannadigas, when I, an woman can hold the brave sword and fight in the battle field, is it right for you virtuous men to be idle like the cowards?”

“For ‘tis your thoughts that now must dect our kings’Carry them here and there, jumping o’er times,Turning their accomplishments of many yearsInto the hour-glass.”

-William Shakespeare

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