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When was the last time you went to the theatre? Which is the last play you loved watching? Ask this question today and chances are most of us have to rack our brains for an answer.
The influence of Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar on contemporary Indian literature remains profound even today. Born on 6th January 1928, the renowned playwright has created a vast body of work that continues to inspire generations of writers.
MUMBAI: Hounded often by the Shiv Sena during his lifetime, Vijay Tendulkar, one of India’s great modern playwrights, now faces an extra-legal ban in Madhya Pradesh posthumously.
The annual IPTA (Indian People’s Theatre Association) festival in MP’s Chattarpur town was recently cancelled by its organizers after Bajrang Dal objected to the staging of his play ‘Jaat Hi Pucho Sadhu Ki,’ saying it was “anti-Hindu and anti-Indian culture.”
Tendulkar’s ‘Jaat Hi…’ is the Hindi version of his Marathi original, titled ‘Pahije Jatiche’ (‘Wanted: Of the same caste’). The Marathi play debuted in 1976, with Nana Patekar essaying one of the key characters, and has been performed in Marathi and Hindi over the decades. The play is not about “sadhus” or religion but is a sardonic take on India’s education system and on casteism. Its central character, Mahipati Porparnekar, who describes himself at the beginning as “M.A., Unemployed,” lands a job with great