Mahesh Elkunchwar is an eminent figure in Modern Indian Theatre. He wrote 20 plays (Sultan, Wada Chirebandi), taught at the FTII and got this book about theatre from women practitioners - he gave them 20 questions as pointers (how did you begin your journey, your distinct theatre idiom, innovation, Indianness, minimalism)and edited the answers. It is a rich insight into the world of Indian theatre. This book was first published in Marathi and then translated into English.
Some of the personalities he interviwed are Vijaya Mehta (Shrimant, Hayavadana, Pestonji), Anuradha Kapur (Gora, Umrao, Virasat), Neelam Mansingh (Yerma, Phaedra), Kirti Jain (Ashad ki ek Din, Holi, Ek Ruka Ha Faisla) , Amal Allana (Adhe Adhure, Himmat Mai, Begum Barve), Usha Ganguly (Rudali, Lok Katha), Gowri Ramnarayan ((Dark Horse, Night's End), Sanjna Kapoor (Prithvi Theatre), Keerti Shiledar (Saubhadra, Manapuram, Mrichakatika), Shanta Gokhale (theatre of Veenapani Chawla), Kanchan Sontakke (Children's theatre), Alaknanda Samarth (Miss Julie, Band Darwaze) and Irawati Karnik (Goshta, Dharmaputra, E k Natakacha Mrutyu).
A ton of insight into the Indian theatre scene. Loved it.
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