Variegated Exertion in Bengali Drama : Dramatist Manmatha Roy.
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2014-08
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Renowned critic Narayan Choudhury called Manmatha Roy as a perfect successor of Dinabandhu Mitra. It's
true that after Rabindranath Tagore, the anti-imperialist tradition in drama was bear by Manmatha Roy alone and
the consummation of his social judgment in this regard was really taken for an instant. Dramatist Utpal Dutta has
also mentioned that Roy was able to reach from classic to modernity in Bengali Drama from the judgment of our
hearts. In the real sense, Manmatha Roy himself was an era in Modern Bengali Drama. For nearly eighty years,
he wrote and worked. He was the creator of Bengali one act play also. In 'Karagar' and 'Mahabharati' he was hard
enough to hit the British ruler against their inhumane rule. In 'Mirkasim', 'Ashok', 'Chand Saudagar' and many
other plays he has showed the same attitude of patriotism towards country. Following the intensity of his
dramatic movement, when he was on a hunger strike in Presidency jail, Rabindranath redeem him and said '
Give up hunger strike, our literature claims you.' In this paper I have expressed myself for a judgement from the
tradition to modernity of various playwrights as well as Manmatha Roy and tried to promote the episode, which
is nearly compatible with modern trend in Bengali Drama of today and that is one of our most important legacy
and excellence.
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Manmatha Roy, Anti-Imperialist Tradition, One Act play, Dramatic Movement, Bengal Opera
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Gangopadhyay Abhijit. Variegated Exertion in Bengali Drama : Dramatist Manmatha Roy. International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies. 2014: Aug; 1(8) 172-180.