Western Tradition and Naturalistic Hindi Theatre is a critical study of the dramatic work of naturalistic Hindi playwright Upendranath Ashk (1910-1996). The book explores modern Hindi drama from its beginnings in the second half of the nineteenth century until the 1960s. During this period, proscenium Hindi theatre, which originated under Western influence, matured and thrived. In the years after Independence, there was a strong resentment of Western ideas and cultural influence. Because of political controversies with the British, «Western» influence also came to be understood as «non-Indian» in the sphere of literature. This resulted in a negative stance toward the naturalistic play of Hindi and those dramatists who adhered to it. Thus, this book is a contribution to the present-day cultural dialogue between East and West.
Shivani Tiwari
Shivani Tiwari has completed her Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics & Computing from Department of Mathematics at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Her research interests are applied and computational statistics. The present work is a part of her master’s dissertation which she completed under the guidance of Prof. Soubhik Chakraborty.
Soubhik Chakraborty
Primarily a statistician, Soubhik Chakraborty is currently a Professor and formerly Head in the department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. His research interests are algorithm and music analysis involving extensive use of computational statistics. He has been guiding several research scholars leading to PhD in these areas and has published over 100 papers, 4 books and 7 research monographs. He is also an acknowledged reviewer associated with ACM, IEEE and AMS. Himself an amateur harmonium player and a former flutist, his recently published book Computational Musicology in Hindustani Music, joint with Prof. Guerino Mazzola (School of Music, University of Minnesota, USA) and Chakraborty’s own PhD scholars Dr Swarima Tewari and Dr Moujhuri Patra published by Springer in 2014 is the first book dedicated to the topic. He is also one of the authors of the book Signal Analysis of Hindustani Classical Music, Springer, 2017 jointly authored by Prof. Asoke Kumar Datta of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and four other co-authors.