Modern India Theatre
#Modern_Indian_Theatre_and_Social_Change ~>>The development of Modern Theatre in India is influenced by 200 years of the British rule and direct contact with the western theatre. In Bombay, Calcutta and Madras London models of theatre were introduced to provide entertainment for the British soldiers and citizens. Modern theatre reached the southern states in the beginning of the 19th century. The Tamil and the Malayalam theatre were prominent in them. After independence the influence of Western literature, feelings of nationalism and pride of the glorious past of the country equally influenced Indian Theatre. Sangeet Natak Akademi in January 1953 and National School of Drama was founded in 1959. 1972 was a landmark for the Indian vernacular theatre when Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi play ‘Ghashiram Kotwal‘ became immense popular. A new breed of directors like B. V. Karanth, Habib Tanvir, Bansi Kaul, Rattan Thiyyam and Feroz Khan contributed largely in modern contemporary theatre. Ma