Girish Karnad Plays

Essays

Karnad Caricatures Yayati in the Black Hole of Existentialism

Karnad Caricatures Yayati in the Black Hole of Existentialism

Yayati is Girish Karnad’s first play, written in Kannada when he was twenty-three years old. It is also his seminal work of cultural vandalism, his first attempt at massacring everything that the Indian tradition and culture holds sacred, sublime, elevating, and valuable. Published in 1961, the instant success

Vandalising Mricchakatika: The Artistic Fraud Called Utsav

Vandalising Mricchakatika: The Artistic Fraud Called Utsav

In my memoriam essay on Girish Karnad’s death, I had remarked that Girish Karnad was a mediocre director and a terrible playwright. Starting with this piece, we will examine a few prominent plays and cinema of Girish Karnad if only to puncture the hot-air balloon of unearned fame

In Memoriam: The Dreams of Tughlaq-Tipu Girish Karnad

In Memoriam: The Dreams of Tughlaq-Tipu Girish Karnad

An obituary on the passing away of Girish Raghunath Karnad