Feminism is a political, economic or cultural movement which started in 1960s which aims at equal rights for women. Feminist activists started this movement for women’s legal rights such as property rights, voting rights etc. There are some literary works which deal with feminism. Vijay Tendulkar is one such noticeable Marathi playwright who has taken up the cause of woman in his plays. He is not only a playwright but also screenplay writer, essayist, journalist and social commentator. His works mostly revolve around the lives of women and their problems. His prominent works where he has dealt with woman’s cause are Silence! The Court is in Session, Ghasiram Kotwal, Kamala, Sakharam Binder, Kanyadaan, The Vultures etc. He tries to show all methods of politics to gain power and it goes on the way of treachery, sexuality, immorality, violence and religion in his plays. Sakharam Binder, Ghasiram Kotwal, Silence! The Court is in Session and Kamala which made him a popular playwright are experiments of an extreme and deeper desire to act and not just a matter of superficial ideas of new things. A type of new independence and acquittal are seen in these plays. The phrase “sex and violence” is very loosely attributed to, in the discussion of these plays.
M.A. (English) Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
