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VOL. 2, ISSUE 1 (2015)
Asif Currimbhoy: The foremost Indian dramatist in English
Authors
Imran Majeed Bhat, Dr. Riyaz Ali, Shilpa Singh
Abstract
None can deny the fact that in pre and post-independence eras Indian Authors in English showed great excellency in fiction and there appeared such great novelists as, R.K Narayan, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand, Anita Desai and lots of others but the field of the drama did not show any great futility . We can safely say that earlier Tagore from India had made a name in the western world as an English dramatist but then his fame rested on the other fields of literature also. It was Asif Currimbhoy alone who dedicated his whole life to the field of drama; rather he is the dramatist among very few Asians who have been able to promote the art of drama both at home and abroad. In those days, there were not too many theatre goers for English plays and even in such cities as Bombay, Culcutta, Madras and Delhi, there were a few theatrical companies only. Even under such circumstances, Asif Currimbhoy pursued this art so vigorously that such a great art critic as Faubian Bowers calls him as the “ India’s first authentic voice in the theatre”. Asif Currimbhoy is a versatile genius and he has composed around 30 dramas. The range of his dramas is very wide and he touches upon everything that concerns his own dear country, directly or indirectly. Nothing goes un-noticed with him, be it social, economical or political. Asif Currimbhoy sees things which others fail to see.
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Pages:247-249
How to cite this article:
Imran Majeed Bhat, Dr. Riyaz Ali, Shilpa Singh "Asif Currimbhoy: The foremost Indian dramatist in English". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 247-249
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