Gender and Marginality in Mahesh Dattani’s Drama

Gender and marginality always appeals to Mahesh Dattani's dramatic art. The fame of his dramas chiefly lies in his treatment of gender and marginality. His sole concern is to seek plea for the marginalized sections of people who are made victims on the basis of gender, race and religion and he hardly misses this aspect in his dramas. As a dramatist for the marginalized and the gender victims he always tries to win sympathy for them. His dramas tell the plights and sufferings of women, transgender and homosexuals along with people of other marginalized sections like minorities and AIDS victims. This anthology is a collaborative endeavour to make a reading of Dattani's dramas in the present context and the authorial insight in this regard is deep and critical.