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Mahesh Dattani's Relation Between Society And Individual

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The relation between society and individual is very close. Man is biologically and psychologically equipped to live in group in society.
Mahesh Dattani is the contemporary dramatist. He introduces the themes like homosexuality, gender issues, radical images of women, awareness about AIDS victims and the growing frustration and nothingness in the middle-class life and tradition. He portrays marginalized people’s struggle for acceptance in the society.
HisDance Like aManis a two-act play about a family dedicated to the art of dancing. But they are convincing human beings. Their hunt for fame at odds with basic household duties involves certain moral considerations. The primary focus is on the construction of malestereotypes and the question of one’s essential identity.It is about an old couple, ex- dancers, Jairaj and Ratna. They are looking back at the past where they struggle against the stigmas attachedto Bharatnatyam. As Dattani deals with the various hurdles on the path of a progressive society, he employssymbolism and metaphors to communicate those truths.

Dr. K. Shibila, Research Supervisor
PRIST University, Thanjavur.

The relation between society and individual is very close. Man is biologically and psychologically equipped to live in group in society. Society has become an essential condition for human life to arise and to continue.
Mahesh Dattani is the contemporary dramatist. He introduces the themes like homosexuality, gender issues, radical images of

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