Encounter in Umbugland is a political satire and Ghashiram Kotwal, set in Maharashtra in the late eighteenth century, recounts the power game played out in terms of caste ascendancy in politics.
The Vultures depicts the economic and moral degeneration of a family. Sakharam Binder explores the complications of human nature, two necessary components of which are sex and violence.
Silence ! The Court is in Session combines social criticism with the tragedy of an individual victimized by society. Kamala is an indictment of the success-oriented male society in which women are mere stepping stones for the achievements of men. Each contains a subtle critique of modern Indian society, and a distinct character and message. The plays deal with the complexity of human relationship. The introduction by Samik Bandyopadhyay discusses the role of power in Tendulkar’s plays. It includes a preface by Tendulkar on his induction into the art of writing plays, and a piece on what he considers to be the essential skills of a playwright. This was Vijay Tendulkar's first screenplay, who went on to write landmark films like Nishant, Aakrosh, Ardh Satya and Umbartha.This collection brings together for the first time, award-winning playwright Vijay Tendulkar’s best-known plays, translated from Marathi.Silence! The Court Is in Session (Three Crowns).Priya Adarkar (Translator), Oxford University Press, 1979.Collected Plays in Translation: Kamala, Silence! the Court Is in Session, Sakharam Binder, the Vultures, Encounter in Umbugland, Ghashiram Kotwal, a Friend's Story, Kanyadaan.New Delhi, 2003, Oxford University Press. ^ Chronology of Indian Cinema at upperstallArchived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Tendulkar called The Vultures 'an experimental act of defiance' created only for a few performances.^ Modern Indian TheatreArchived July 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.^ Daily Excelsior, 1 Oct, 2006Archived January 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.^ Hindi TheatreArchived March 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. It certainly is a 'courageous experiment' in Marathi drama, the language and the theme of which shocked conventional audiences.
^ Govind Nihalani BiographyArchived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.^ Govind Nihalani at bollywoodsargamArchived February 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.^ Long List bfi.orgArchived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.Yet The Vultures displays its power by being performed again and again. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Volume 5.
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