MAHESH DATTANI: THE MENDING WALL BETWEEN THE SOCIETAL NORMS AND THE UNSPOKEN CONCEPT OF TABOO

This paper is proposed to represent the reality of the society of the modern era through the works of Mahesh Dattani who has been a voice to the unvoiced. The main idea of the paper is to throw light on the tabooed concept of society which is beautifully well written and staged by the great dramatist Mahesh Dattani. The dramatist throughout his career has never been hesitant in opening up the naked truths of Indian society. This paper aims in highlighting the social tribulations that triumph in society as a result of which a specific group has been a sufferer of the social norms. The dramatist Dattani makes a very bold attempt at staging the suffering and oppression of the particular group and he stands to be the mending wall between the societal norms and the unspoken concept of taboo. This paper is presented to explore the unspoken concept of the society and highlight the latent issues which show the plight of these particular groups of people who are marginalized. ‘Do the needful’, ‘Seven Steps around the Fire’ and ‘On a muggy night in Mumbai’ are few of his plays that highlights the latent issues will be covered in this paper.