The Fire and the Rain

Name: The Fire and the Rain
Author: Girish Karnad

by Girish Karnad

An epic drama examining a king's choice to sacrifice his son to save his kingdom

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Girish Karnad

Kannada playwright, actor, and filmmaker who drew on Indian mythology, history, and folk forms to create some of the most powerful drama in modern Indian literature. Tughlaq and Hayavadana are his landmark plays.

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TughlaqA sultan's ambitions to rebuild Delhi lead to moral complexity and political disillusionment
HayavadanaA mythical tale blending human and animal characters to explore love, identity, and meaning
Naga-MandalaA woman gains supernatural power from a snake, using it to assert agency against patriarchy
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