Manasi Mathur
Posted On : 11/23/2008 9:46:04 PM |
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| ndia, as a colony of the British empire used theater as an artform in illustrating the crude realities of life. Theater was then rather a structured art form in manifesting and reflecting the socio political as well as the economic set up of India during the 200 years of British Raj. Indian culture, heritage, ethnicity and tradition all gained a colossal maturity in the form of Indian theater right from the time of the independence in India. Indian theater which was then just the weapon of revolting against the British imperialism became rather a rationalized form of expression in independent India. Theater gradually broke the barriers of "roopaka", Mudraas", "Rasalilas" and eposes and became the voice of the common people. Daily existence, the colors of everyday life, the sufferings of the poor became the central theme of Indian drama after independence. The renowned personalities in Indian theater after independence further reshaped the haphazard form of Indian "natya" and made it rather contemporary. The seed of modern drama was sown during the time of the British rule and therefore quite ideally the typical theater form, right after the independence became lot more modish to befit the existing political and economic scenario of independent India.
The classical interpretation of the age old epic dramas were no more there; even the aura of the typical representation of the British exploitation also faded away. Theater after the Indian independence therefore became more realistic and naturalistic. Different personalities in Indian theater after Independence added that color to Indian theater whilst enhancing its overall qualities. Personalities like Utpal Dutta, Girish Kannad, Safdar Hashmi, K.V. Subbana, B.V. Karnath, Shambhu Mitra,Vijay Tendulkar, and K.V. Akshara further added that post colonial maturity in Indian theater hilst making it whole lot modern and jazzy. |
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Indian theatre after independence