Unveiling the Essence: Exploring Themes in Plays of Mohan Rakesh

Abstract

Hindi literature is spread across a wide time span and encompasses a wide variety of theme and technique in all its literary genres. Hindi drama spans across a wide time span from the early Ramlila and Rasalila to the modern dramas of Bharatendu Harishchandra, Jaishankar Prasad, Mohan Rakesh, etc.My paper attempts to bring to light the variety of themes and techniques that were used by the first modern Hindi dramatist Mohan Rakesh in his two plays Ashadh ka Ek Din and AdheAdhure.Ashad Ka Ek Din is composed on the background of historical environment while, on the contrary, AdheAdhure is composed on the background of social environment . Modern life of chaotic society is psychologically depicted throughout the plot of both dramas by use of soliloquy. The dramas are the best pen-portrait of the middle-class human being trying to struggle is way out in the materialistic and chaotic world.