Vijay Tendulkar’s Play Kamala: A Symbol of Slavery

Abstract

Kamala is a naturalistic play by Vijay Tendulkar. It focuses on the changed role of women in society. It was inspired by a real-life incident-the Indian Express exposure by Ashwin Sarin, who actually bought a girl from a rural flesh market and presented her at a press conference. But using this incident as a launching pad, Tendulkar raises certain cardinal questions regarding the value system of a modern success-oriented generation who is ready to sacrifice human values in the name of humanity itself. The playwright exposes the innate self-deception of this standpoint. The paper analyses the background of the play and its contents to assert that Kamala is not merely a play to read or watch but a living person through whom the reader shall experience the slavery system.