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Roll No :2. 1130002 Semester : 1. Year :2013-14. Email –id : makwana.ankita1993@gm ail.com er -4 : Indian Writing in English. pared by:Ankita Makwana M. ic : Tagore as a Dramatist.

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• Roll No :2.

• 1130002• Semester : 1.• Year :2013-14.• Email –id :

[email protected]

Paper -4 : Indian Writing in English.Prepared by:Ankita Makwana M.

Topic : Tagore as a Dramatist.

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Introduction• His novels, stories, songs,

dance-dramas , and essays spoke to topics political and personal.

• He won the Nobel prize in 1913 for Geetanajali.

• His works are frequently noted for their rhythmic, optimistic, and lyrical nature.

(1861) – (1941).

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His Love for Nature

• Tagore is essentially a river poet so far as his love for Nature is concerned.

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Tagore’s drama

• Chandalika.• Mukta – Dhara.• Natir Puja.• Malini.• Sacrifice.• Gandhari’s Prayer.

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Theme of Love in Tagore’s Drama“ We live in this world when we love it ”.

-Tagore.

• Theme of love present in Chandalika by Tagore

• The word “ Chandalika “ means a person belonging to he lower class of society.

• There are three character Prakriti , her mother who posseses magic powers , Ananda ,the Buddist Bhikshu.

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Theme of Freedom• Theme of Freedom

present in Mukta – Dhara by Tagore.

• This is regarded by some readers and critics as Tagore’s greatest play.

• This play is symbolic play.• The Yuvaraja’s love for

Freedom.

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Natir Puja

• This play depicts a conflict between the temporal power of a king and the spiritual power of Lord Buddha.

• Srimati is the court-dancer’s who is murdered by the royal guard under the order of the king .

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Malini

• Malini is a princess with strong Buddhist views and the Bramins, feeling scared by what they regard as her heresy , demand her banishment from the country.

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Sacrifice

• The protagonist in this play is a Queen by the name of Gunvanti who think only of the expected joys of motherhood.

• She sends flowers and also animals to be offerde as a sacrifice to the terrible mother , Kali.

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Gandhari’s Prayer

• Gandhari was a great and large – hearted mother of kauravas.

• Dhritarashtra know that their son Duryodhana is wrong ;

but,while the father

• Arrives at some sort of compromise , the mother does not.

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•Thank you.