The Engaged Observer
About This Book
Shanta Gokhale has written in both English and Marathi for over four decades, and this collection brings together the range of her work. Her pieces are insightful, witty and forthright, and they look closely at the unwritten rules of Indian social life while quietly exposing its hypocrisies. She celebrates women who defy tradition and sharply criticizes the patriarchal and misogynistic structures around them. The theatre essays trace how Indian theatre has evolved and offer portraits of figures such as Satyadev Dubey, Vijay Tendulkar and Veenapani Chawla. Her articles on Indian classical music are detailed but easy to follow. The collection also holds short stories in which she moves easily between the voices of old men, teenage boys and college students, and two pieces on Shakespeare that ask why his ideas still matter and how little attention he gave to his women characters. Candid, intense and often humorous, the book is also a record of the social, political and cultural changes in Bombay, Mumbai and beyond.
ISBN: 9789388070492
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