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Research Paper | English Language and Literature | India | Volume 10 Issue 10, October 2021

Mahesh Dattani as a Playwright or the Autobiographical Note in Mahesh Dattani's Plays

Jitendra Dawande

Abstract: Mahesh Dattani, when he was child used to watch Kannada plays with his parents and these plays made a lasting impression on his psyche - then he formed his own theatrical play group 'Playpen' in 1984. He believed in acting, playwrighting and directing his own plays and believes that family is the unit of the global society is very own thespian arena of action. Dattani ascribes a part of his success as a playwright to Playpen where he had the freedom to execute his creative ideas.

Keywords: thespian, indigenous, snob, elan and finesse, psyche, playwright, Playpen, facilitate

Edition: Volume 10 Issue 10, October 2021,

Pages: 783 - 785