Gender Inequality and Communalism in The Plays of Mahesh Dattani

Author(s)	Md. Shahin Akbar
Country	India
Abstract	This paper examines the themes of gender inequality and communalism in the plays of Mahesh Dattani, one of India’s most significant contemporary dramatists. Dattani’s theatre foregrounds marginalized voices and interrogates entrenched social structures that perpetuate discrimination on the basis of gender and religion. Through plays such as ‘Tara’, ‘Final Solutions’, and ‘Dance Like a Man’, he exposes patriarchal norms, the silencing of women, and the violence of communal prejudice. His dramaturgy combines realism with non-linear narration, memory, and symbolic staging to reveal how private lives are shaped by public ideologies. The study argues that Dattani not only critiques oppressive systems but also opens spaces for empathy, dialogue, and ethical reflection. By linking the domestic sphere with wider socio-political tensions, his plays offer a nuanced understanding of how identity, power, and belonging are negotiated in modern India.
Keywords	Gender Inequality, Communalism, Patriarchy, Identity and Performance etc.
Discipline	Other
Published In	Volume 2, Issue 4, July-August 2024
Published On	2024-07-04

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