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Girish Karnard

    Girish Karnad bol popredný moderný indický dramatik, ktorý často využíval históriu a mytológiu na riešenie súčasných problémov. Jeho hry, často prekladané do angličtiny a mnohých indických jazykov, sú známe svojim hlbokým vhľadom a literárnym spracovaním. Karnad sa preslávil v 60. rokoch 20. storočia a stal sa kľúčovou postavou moderného indického divadla. Jeho vplyv presahoval divadlo, keďže bol aktívny aj ako filmový herec, režisér a scenárista.

    Yayati
    • Yayati

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      Yayati, Girish Karnard's first play, was written in 1960 and won the Mysore State Award in 1962. It is based on an episode in the Mahabharata, where Yayati, one of the ancestors of the Pandavas, is given the curse of premature old age by his father-in-law, Shukracharya, who is incensed byYayati's infidelity. Yayati could redeem this curse only if someone was willing to exchange his youth with him. It is his son, Pooru, who finally offers to do this for his father. The play examines the moment of crisis that Pooru's decision sparks, and the dilemma it presents for Yayati, Pooru, andPooru's young wife.

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