Rate this book

Charandas Chor by Habib Tanvir

Name: Charandas Chor by Habib Tanvir (1996-01-01)
Rating: 4.2 (3 reviews)

हबीब तनवीर (Habib Tanvir)

Rate this book

“Who’re you?’ ‘A man.’ ‘I can see that. I’m asking your name and what you do”My name is Charandas and my profession thieving. Taken together that makes me Charandas the thief.’ Impudent and irrepressible, Charandas is a thief with a difference. Having vowed never to lie, he manages to keep his work while robbing the rich blind. A typical folk hero, street smart and savvy, he runs rings around the forces of law and order till he comes up against one wall he cannot scale– his own commitment to the truthAnd the unexpected twist at the cud of this heart-warming comedy lifts the play onto another plane. Charandas Chor by veteran playwright/director Habib Tanvir, performed by Naya Theatre’s Cattisgarhi folk artists, is a contemporary Indian classic. Folk actors on the contemporary stage, vibrant and self-confident, speaking their own dialect and performing their own material, was a novel experiment in Indian theatre. It opened up a new direction in theatre practiceCharandas Chor, performed all over India and at festivals abroad, won the top award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in1982. This volume contains the translated playscript, an introduction to Habib Tanvir’s theatre, and a long interview covering the milestones in his career

Paperback

First published January 1, 1998