Following his research Dr. Andrew Dickson, is right in saying ‘Shakespeare was more relevant to India’, your comment page (it covers variety of interesting topics) of 16th July.
Shakespeare, a renowned playwright wrote 38 plays and many sonnets. His plays contained excellent double plots, exotic locations, full of witty play on words and phrases which delighted wider audience.
His historic plays though woven with complicated story, were based on famous events and so, were easily understood by common people.
Indians greatly appreciate high standard literature and not only produced epics like Mahabharata (including Gita giving all time philosophy of meaningful life) and Ramayana but India produced noble laureate like Tagor.
Shakespeare reminds us of our genius playwright Kalidasa.
It is believed he lived in aprx 4th- 5th century and adorned the court of Chandragupta II. He wrote three plays which are considered as master pieces, among them Abhijnanasakuntalam is the magnum opus.
It is the story of Dushyant and Shakuntala from Mahabharata. Malavikagnimitram and Vikramorvasiam are other two romantic plays he wrote.
Kumarasambhava and Raghuvmsa his epic poems, and minor poems Meghduta (cloud messenger), rtusamhara (description of seasons) are enthralling.
They are two acclaimed all-time greatest writers in the world.
Ila Kapadia
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