Indian Dramatists

The playwright who gave Indian theatre its own mythology — blending Yakshagana folk forms, historical drama, and modern psychology into a distinctly Indian theatrical idiom.

The most important Marathi playwright of the 20th century — whose plays were repeatedly banned and protested, and whose influence on Indian theatre is immeasurable.

The first Indian playwright in English to win the Sahitya Akademi Award — who brought queerness, gender, and communalism onto the Indian English stage.