The Complexity of Relationships in Vijay Tendulkar’s Kamala

Abstract

               In the past few decades, drama in Indian languages has grown a lot. In the post-independence period, modern Indian play in English presents a stark depiction of social and political reality. Vijay Tendulkar is the most prolific and controversial playwright among Indian playwrights who wrote after independence. Tendulkar’s plays have covered a wide range of topics, from relationships between men and women to new takes on events in history, society and politics. His plays focus on various facets of human nature and the intricacies of interpersonal relationships. He was captivated by the violent interaction between the exploited and the exploiter, as well as between husbands and wives, brothers and sisters and lovers and beloveds. Women are very important in his plays. Most of the women in his novels come from lower and middle-class households, like housewives, instructors, mistresses, daughters, slaves and servants. These women provide a lot of different emotions and socioeconomic classes to the plays.