TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pinto, Jerry
TI  - The engaged oberver : the selected writings of Shanta Gokhale
SN  - 9789388070492
U1  - 792.095479 PIN-J 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - India
PB  - Speaking Tiger
KW  - Marathi literature
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Feminism
KW  - India--Maharashtra
N1  - For over four decades, Shanta Gokhale has entertained, informed and challenged us with her insightful, witty and forthright writing in both English and Marathi. With rare objectivity and consistency, Gokhale has tried to decode our unique social etiquette while subtly exposing our hypocrisies, and celebrated tradition-defying women while forcefully criticizing the patriarchal and misogynistic structures of society. Her essays on theatre not only illustrate its evolution in India, but also provide arresting portraits of theatre personalities such as Satyadev Dubey, Vijay Tendulkar and Veenapani Chawla. And her detailed yet accessible articles on Indian classical music are a delight to read.

In her short stories, she shapeshifts effortlessly from old men to teenage boys and college students. And finally, her two takes on Shakespeare show us how the Bard’s ideas continue to remain relevant and, more importantly, how little attention he paid to his women characters
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