Tughlaq is a 1964 Indian Kannada language play written by Girish Karnad.[1][2][3][4][5] The thirteen-scene play is set during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. It was first staged in Urdu in 1966, as a student production at National School of Drama. Most famously, it was staged at Purana Qila, Delhi in 1972.[6] In 1970, it was enacted in English in Mumbai.[7] Tughlaq, a 13-scene play by Girish Karnad, focuses on the 14th century Turko-Indian ruler. It is both a historical play as well as a commentary on the contemporary politics of the 1960s. The Times of India comments: "In the play, the protagonist, Tughlaq, is portrayed as having great ideas and a grand vision, but his reign was an abject failure. He started his rule with great ideals of a unified India, but his degenerated into anarchy and his kingdom."[8]
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- ^ Karnad, Girish; Anathamurthy, U.R. (2015) [1971]. "Introduction". Tughlaq: A Play in Thirteen Scenes. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. vii–x. ISBN 978-0-19-560226-5.
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