TY - BOOK AU - Sircar, Badal TI - On theatre: selected essays SN - 9788170462156 U1 - 792.0954 PY - 2009/// CY - Calcutta PB - Seagull Books KW - Sarkar, Badal KW - Stage history KW - Theater KW - History KW - India KW - 20th century KW - Political aspects KW - Theater and society. N2 - Perhaps no other theatre personality has had such a deep and pervasive influence on theatre practice and theory in post-independence India as Badal Sircar. This volume brings together for the first time his seminal writings in both Bengali and English, written over three decades, between 1972 to 1992, an invaluable opportunity for cultural scholars and theatres lovers to familiarize themselves with this most influential of practitioners as he delves deep into the evolution of his theoretical stances and analyses his own milestone productions. ER -