Rabindranatye Rupantar O Oikya by Ashrukumar Sikdar [Hardcover]

Many renowned playwrights around the world have adapted others' written stories into plays. Additionally, some playwrights have created different dramatic interpretations of plays written by others. Rabindranath's uniqueness lies in the fact that he transformed his previously written novels, poems, and short stories into plays, and later, he also created an alternative version of his own play based on the same story. In this way, a different interpretation of the same play was created. This book explores the nature and intrinsic unity of these transformations. The different editions of the plays are considered, and an in-depth, meticulous analysis is provided as to why some alternative versions of certain plays are given the status of independent, self-sufficient plays. The book combines humor and intellectual rigor in a rare blend.

During this discussion, the transformations during the English translation phase are also described and analyzed with special expertise. It is also shown how the certainties that Rabindranath considered permanent and eternal amidst various uncertainties, prejudices, ego, and falsehoods have been established with untarnished brilliance through these diverse transformations and interpretations of the plays. Ashru Kumar skillfully shows where the idea of intrinsic unity remains despite the dramatic transformations. In this way, the book has become an indispensable entry point for studying and discussing Rabindranath's plays.