Habib Tanvir; towards an inclusive theatre. by Katyal, Anjum - 2012

SAGE Publications Ltd, 2012. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This volume analyzes the contributions of playwright and theater director Habib Tanvir (1923-2009) to post-independence Indian theater. Katyal (a publications consultant with the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, India) traces Tanvir's career trajectory from his youth in Raipur and his early influences through to the production of his most famous work, Charandas Chor. Along the way, she discusses his theater philosophy, his experiments with content and form, his work with Chhattisgarhi folk actors, and the political themes of his work (2012 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)