"TUGHLAQ" by Girish Karnad
I
was reading two books at a time. Moby Dick- a novel by Herman
Melville and Tughlaq- a play by Girish Karnad.
But
truly speaking, for me Tughlaq was a love to read kind of to read.
But
theneven i remember few things like Tughlaq changed capital from
Delhi to Daultabad, and from there again to Delhi.
Tughlaq
written by Girish Karnad in 1964, is his best loved play, about an
idealist 14th-century Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, and
allegory on the Nehruvian era which started with ambitious idealism
and ended up in disillusionment.
Karnad
shows the evolution of Tughlaq from an idealist to a tyrant lusty for
power and fame, something anyone, any Indian for that matter can
relate to easily especially people who are familiar with the
Nehruvian Era of Indian politics.
Aziz
and Azam the comic character lots their life and Sultan has no regret
for their death. Is it politics? Can king use anybody’s life
as toy ? What about both characters Aziz and Azam - both are
innocent and then even they lost their life and became the part of
Politics.
Reading
play at first sight, reader think about only conflict between Hindu
and Muslim but what about other issues which is not clearly discussed
in the play. It is also there. No doubt , Tughlaq is
learned man, as idealist, as democrat , hatred and revolt of that
people , his impulsive nature ,and so many things with good qualities
but then even he fails as Sultan and king why ?? it is
also necessary to think with new approach – New historicisms
because something is there and we don’t read it with lines.
Double
fadedness - politicians today. Gandhi was killed by a mad
Hindu. And Pandit Nehru mostly followed the Sultan Tughlaq’s
method. Tughlaq’s character describes what is happening today.
“There
is no differences between 14th century
Indian and contemporary India. Was Tughlaq’s time in any way
different from that of India Today? “
Reality
of India is that….
“ Politicians
are no less mad than Tughlaq.”
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