Vijay Tendulkar's 'Kanyadaan': A crisis of Nation-Society-Politics and Values/ বিজয় তেন্ডুলকরের ‘কন্যাদান’ : জাতি-সমাজ-রাজনীতি ও মূল্যবোধের সংকট

Abstract

Vijay Tendulkar, a well-known playwright of Marathi Language, presented the oppression of women, political voluntarism, hypocrisy of the middle class, the superior values ​​in the social caste system and the protestant mentality of the lower castes in the narrative of the drama. 'Kanyadaan' is a popular play by Vijay Tendulkar written about the conflict between upper and lower caste values, the problem of inter-caste marriages and the selfish mentality of political leaders who exploit casteism. The Drama has been established in the discussion of how Dalits are neglected, deprived by the Brahminists for thousands of years. The playwright wants to say that masculinity is pervasive in religion, culture, and morality in all levels of society through the character Jyoti Delolakar. At the same time, the Dramatist Vijay Tendulkar has raised several questions about the moral values ​​of the society.