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Title: Handbook of Indian Drama in English

Handbook of Indian Drama in English

by Bijender Singh (Volume editor) Protibha Mukherjee Sahukar (Volume editor) Surendra Kumar Sao (Volume editor) Elham Hossain (Foreword)
©2026 Edited Collection XXIV, 468 Pages
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Summary

This handbook is a meticulously compiled volume on forty-one Indian English plays written by thirty-three Indian playwrights. Each chapter offers a critical analysis of one play written by a distinguished dramatist. The plays chosen span from the ancient classical Sanskrit period to the contemporary era. The volume is divided into four thematic sections and provides a panoramic view of Indian drama in English. It begins with two substantial introductory essays: one on the history and diverse aspects of Indian drama, and another general introduction to the book. This compilation is a pioneering and exhaustive volume solely devoted to Indian drama in English. Its encyclopaedic coverage, scholarly rigour, analytical precision, and eclectic viewpoints make it an essential addition to university libraries and academic repositories for students, research scholars, educators, faculty members, dramaturgs, and general drama enthusiasts.

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Pages
XXIV, 468
Publication Year
2026
ISBN (Hardcover)
9781803748856
Language
English
Keywords
Theatre in India Indian Drama Indian English Drama Indian Drama in English Indian English Playwrights Contemporary Indian Playwrights Sanskrit to Modern Theatre Handbook of Indian Drama in English Bijender Singh Protibha Mukherjee Sahukar Surendra Kumar Sao
Published
Oxford, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, 2025. xxiv, 468 pp., 1 table.
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Biographical notes

Bijender Singh (Volume editor) Protibha Mukherjee Sahukar (Volume editor) Surendra Kumar Sao (Volume editor) Elham Hossain (Foreword)

Bijender Singh, MPhil, PhD (India), PhD (USA), DLitt, UGC-NET, U-SET, M-SET, HP-SET, H-TET, is a PhD Co-supervisor in the Department of English at Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India. He is the Editor-in-Chief of The Expression: An International Multidisciplinary e-Journal. He has published a total of forty-five books with reputed national and international publishers. Protibha Mukherjee Sahukar, MPhil, PhD, is the Principal of Durga Mahavidyalaya, Raipur (affiliated to Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University). She holds an MPhil and a PhD from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. She has five books to her credit, two of which are internationally published. She has over thirty-six years of academic experience. Surendra Kumar Sao, MA, MPhil, PhD, is the Principal of Late Shri Jaidev Satpathi Government College, Basna, Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, which is affiliated to Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur. His books have been published by both national and international publishing houses. He has also served as an editor for several national and international anthologies.

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