THE THEATRE OF ACTIVISM: AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGACY OF BADAL SIRCAR

About The BookThe Theatre Of Activism: An Analysis Of The Legacy Of Badal Sircar Expresses Badal SircarS Activism Through The Platform Of Theatre. Unlike The Conventional Proscenium Theatre, SircarS Theatre Is Not Fulfilled And Satisfied With Its Mere Theatrical Enactment In An Auditorium. His Dramas Are Based On Activism Which Are Not Meant For Mere Confinement And Enjoyment Of Audience In A Theatre Hall. SircarS Plays Are Utterly Political In Nature Which Expose The Feeble As Well As Distressed Voice Of The Marginalized In The Lower Strata Of Society In The Wake Of Oppression, Deprivation And Dispossession By The Ruling Community And Simultaneously Sensitize The Oppressed Commoners To Raise Their Voice Of Protest Against The Inexplicable Injustice Done To Them. As A Politician Or A Social Activist Empathizes The Sufferings Of The Dispossessed Community And Help Them Organize Movements Against The Ruling Governments And Constitutional Authorities On Streets, Sircar Registered His Protest Against Human Degradation, Exploitation And Injustice Through His Dramatic Texts. Infact, He Used Theatre As A Tool Of Activism In His Struggle To Reform The Society.About The AuthorDr. Soumitra Chakraborty Is An Associate Professor In English Of A Degree Engineering College, Mallabhum Institute Of Technology, Bishnupur In West Bengal, India. His Educational Qualification Is: B.A. (Hons In English); M.A. (English); M.Phil. (English); Ph.D. (English). He Possesses Nearly 18 Years Of Teaching Experience In Higher Education. He Is An Academician, A Fundamental Thinker And A Researcher Who Has Contributed Research Papers In Various Ugc Listed Refereed Journals. Dr. Chakraborty Is A Columnist Who Writes In Some Frontline Magazines And Dailies At Regular Intervals. As An Ideologue Of Cultural Nationalism, The Author Strongly Puts Forward His Views In Various Seminars, Workshops And Conferences.