Match List - I with List - II

List I

(Dramatists)

List II

(Plays)

(a) Dharmvir Bharti (i) Agra Bazar

(b) Vijai Tendulkar (ii) Hayavadan

(c) Girish Karnad (iii) Andhayug

(d) Habib Tanvir (iv) Ghasi Ram Kotwal

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UGC NET Paper-2: History 2nd Dec 2019 Shift 1

Answer 1

Following are Indians dramatists, poet and playwright, and their plays are as follows-

Dramatists	Plays
Dharmvir Bharti (1926-1997)	Andha Yug is written immediately after the partition of the Indian subcontinent. It is set in the background of the last day of the Mahabharata war. His novel Gunahon Ka Devta became a classic.
Vijai Tendulkar (1928- 2008)	Ghashiram Kotwal (1972; “Ghashiram the Constable”) was recognized as one of the longest-running plays in the world. It is written in Marathi, based on the life of Nana Phadnavis.
Girish Karnad (1938- 2019)	Hayavadana (1971), widely recognized as among the most important plays of post-independence India. For his contributions to theatre, he was awarded the Padma Shri. The play tells the story of two friends who are in love with the same woman and who accidentally swap heads.
Habib Tanvir (1923-2009)	Agra Bazar (1954), brought urban middle-class actors together with uneducated folk artists for the first time on the Indian stage. The play is set in the 19th century when the Mughal empire was tottering and Agra - famous the world over for the Taj Mahal - was being constantly attacked.