1. Paper -4 : Indian Writing in English.
Prepared by:Ankita Makwana M.
• Roll No :2.
Topic : Tagore as a Dramatist.
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Semester : 1.
Year :2013-14.
Email –id :
makwana.ankita1993@gmail.
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2. 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).
3. His Love for Nature
• Tagore is
essentially a river
poet so far as his
love for Nature is
concerned.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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 .
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
