{"product_id":"dalit-dialogues-shubhendu-shekhar-naskar-9781350617933","title":"Dalit Dialogues: Indian Dalit Plays in English Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first volume of Dalit plays available in English translation, this collection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebridges the gap to unheard voices within Dalit literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDalit Dialogues gathers together eleven Dalit plays originally written in a broad scope of Indian languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Tulu. The plays in the collection span both a wide range of provinces and time periods and demonstrate a wide range of dramatic conventions and theatrical forms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn turning its attention towards plays and theatre, this book opens out an area of study that is largely underrepresented in Indian Dalit literature. As the first book of its kind, Dalit Dialogues aims to highlight the importance of the discipline within the context of the wider Dalit movement in India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by Shubhendu Shekhar Naskar, recipient of the Charles Wallace Research Grant, this collection introduces Dalit playwrights - all of them writing in the vernacular - to an English-speaking readership. His critical introduction is accompanied by translators' notes, each providing wider context and a critical apparatus for students to explore the language and themes of the plays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for translators, future researchers and students of Global theatre, this collection contributes to the development of the literary aesthetics of resistance by addressing the depiction of caste, class and gender-based marginalisation within the framework of postcolonial Indian theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shubhendu Shekhar Naskar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350617938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350617933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Shubhendu Shekhar Naskar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001269723391,"sku":"9781350617933","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dalit-dialogues-shubhendu-shekhar-naskar-9781350617933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}