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Andha Yug (Hindi: अंधा युग, The Age of Blindness or The Blind Age) is a 1953 verse play written in Hindi, by renowned novelist, poet, and playwright Dharamvir Bharati (1926–1997). Set in the last day of the Great Mahabharat war, the five-act tragedy was written in the years following the 1947 partition of India atrocities, as ...
Plot Summary. ‘Andha Yug’ is a five-act tragedy that takes place on the last day of the Great Mahabharata war. The play begins with the death of Lord Krishna and ends with the destruction of the Kuru dynasty.
Dec 15, 2022 · The word ‘Andha’ signifies blindness, and the Kaurava kingdom was overshadowed by blindness while it was ruled by a blind king. During the partition, it was the common people who suffered the most, while aristocratic leaders enjoyed their position from the top.
Apr 16, 2016 · Andha Yug highlights the perils of self-enchantment in an anti-war allegory. It explores human capacity for moral action, reconciliation, and goodness in times of atrocity and reveals what happens when individuals succumb to the cruelty and cynicism of a blind, dispirited age.
- Kaurava sPandava sKrishnaAshwatthama
- 1962, written 1954 [1]
- Mumbai by Theatre Unit, theatre group
- Last day of the Mahabharat war
Apr 20, 2021 · Andha Yug highlights the perils of self-enchantment in an anti-war allegory. It explores human capacity for moral action, reconciliation, and goodness in times of atrocity and reveals what happens when individuals succumb to the cruelty and cynicism of a blind, dispirited age.
May 31, 2010 · Andha Yug explores our capacity for moral action, reconciliation, and goodness in times of atrocity and reveals what happens when individuals succumb to the cruelty and cynicism of a blind,...
Andha Yug explores humanity’s capacity for moral action, reconciliation, and goodness in times of atrocity and reveals what happens when individuals succumb to the cruelty and cynicism of a blind, dispirited age. The play’s author, Hindi writer Dharamvir Bharati, was one of India’s most loved and honored writers of the twentieth century.
