Punjabi Drama
MAHA PANDIT CHARWAK
Didar Singh has made the ‘Charvak Vadha’ part of the Mahabharata the basis. According to the forty-eighth chapter of the Shanti Parva Purvardh, at the time of Yudhisthira’s entry into the city, all the townspeople, men and women, children and old delegates, and the most priests and Brahmins, are overjoyed.
THE PLAYWRIGHT DIDAR SINGH
Didar Singh composed (Kavi-Nrit-Nat, Maha Padat Charwak (Kavi-Nat), Kali Taran Guru Nanak Aaya and Akhand Noor (Short Plays). Mainly based on the first two plays,
PLAYWRIGHT GURBAKHSH SINGH
Gurbakhsh Singh Prittalari has got priority as an interlocutor. Apart from Vartak, his story has been discussed on art. But while acknowledging the historical value of his plays as a playwright, critics did not study them in detail and comprehensively.
SULTAN RAZIA-GARGI
After a thorough study of Sultan Razia, the first thing that comes to light is that Gargi is trying to portray the character and nature of the Raja class. This effort of his is not theoretical but the real nature of the king class is manifested through action.
BLIND SNIPER
This one-volume collection depicts various problems of today’s society. It paints a comprehensive picture of everything from the plight of the peasantry to religious bigotry, the decline of democracy in today’s society and the rampant corruption and unfulfilled promises made to the people. Narinder Singh Virk