Tughlaq By Girish Karnad Text -

Karnad employs powerful visual and verbal imagery throughout the text to deepen the play's psychological impact:

KHUSRO: And taking away the privileges of the nobles. tughlaq by girish karnad text

(Enter TUGHLAQ, now the Sultan)

Girish Karnad’s , written in 1964, remains one of the most significant milestones in modern Indian drama. Originally composed in Kannada and later translated into English by the author himself, the play is a thirteen-scene historical drama that explores the tumultuous reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the 14th-century Sultan of Delhi. Karnad employs powerful visual and verbal imagery throughout

Karnad repeatedly uses the imagery of chess ( shatranj ). Tughlaq sees himself as a grandmaster moving pawns (his subjects, his courtiers, even his beloved friend Ain-ul-Mulk). The paper will analyze two key scenes: now the Sultan) Girish Karnad’s