Portrayal of Women as Victims of Social Norms: A Study of Badal Sircar's Evam Indrajit

Abstract

Badal Sircar is one of the greatest playwrights of modern Indian theatre. His play, Evam Indrajit is considered to be one of the milestone plays of Indian drama. The issues raised in Evam Indrajit are vital and hold relevance even in the current scenario of Indian society. This play aims at social change and to achieve that, emancipation of women is one of the most necessary things as hinted by the playwright. In his play Evam Indrajit, Sircar exposes the brutal reality of Indian society where women hold a secondary position to men and are bound by many societal norms. There are two women characters, Auntie and Manasi, who appear in the play while the others are referred to only. This research paper focuses on the discrimination the women characters go through in the play and also the playwright’s brave attempt to portray and condemn the pitiable conditions of women in Indian society.