Tuesday, February 27, 2018

शेक्सपिरियन आणि शेक्सपियर यातला फरक काय?....Kusumagraj@106

#कुसुमाग्रज१०६  #Kusumagraj106
 
Today February 27 2018 is 106th birth anniversary of Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (विष्णु वामन शिरवाडकर) aka Kusumagraj (कुसुमाग्रज). 

शेक्सपिरियन आणि शेक्सपियर यातला फरक काय?

In 2016, Marathi play "Raja Lear" (राजा लिअर) by Vinda Karandikar (विंदा करंदीकर) was staged again to observe 400th death anniversary year of William Shakespeare.

I did NOT see it because...


Artist: B E Kaplan, The New Yorker, 2014


Vinda's 'Raja Liyar' was Shakespeare....On the other hand, Shirwadkar's 'Natsamrat' (नटसम्राट) is Shakespearean...And also, I already know King Lear, explained here in just three frames:
Artist: Maya Gosling, 2014