“...playwright, poet, actor, director, critic, translator and cultural administrator all rolled into one...Karnad is a renaissance man.... Karnad’s celebrity is based on decades of prolific and consistent output....”— India Today “...there have been a galaxy of litterateurs in Indian languages whose works can be classified as the world’s best and translated not only in English but other languages. Girish Karnad is one of them.” — The Tribune Girish Karnad: A Contemporary Playwright reveals Karnad’s contribution to contemporary Indian theatre which remains unparalleled in Indian theatre history. It brings out how Karnad has reshaped post-independence Indian theatre and has given it a new dimension.