A Study of Tara Play through the application of Rasa Theory:  with special reference to Karuna, Adbhuta and Vatsalya Rasa

Author(s)	Mr. Balkar Singh, Dr. Annoo Kumari
Country	India
Abstract	Tara (1990) is a play written by Mahesh Dattani which is considered as a great piece of literary work in Indian writing in English which is able to aware the audience about the discriminative conduct of the Indian society on the basis of gender especially in the higher and educated groups. The Natyashastra; an Indian aesthetics composed by Bharata Muni describes about the Rasa and Bhavas in Chapter-VI. In present paper this play ‘Tara’ would be analyzed by applying the Indian aesthetic—Rasa theory formulated by Bharata Muni. And Karuna Rasa, Adbhut Rasa and Vatsalay Rasa would be explored that have been embedded by the playwright through depiction of patriarchal hegemony, preference of boy over girl child as well as feeling of guilt among the characters. This play provides a concrete base to analyze various types of Rasas as due to the involvement of gender discrimination, parental conflict and attachment, emotional trauma faced by the female characters are able to evoke Karuna Rasa, Adbhuta Rasa and Vatsalya Rasa through the emotions of Pathos, wonder and Parental affection, respectively.
Keywords	Mahesh Dattani, Rasa Theory, Karuna Rasa, Adbhut Rasa, Vatsalya Rasa, Pathos
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-02-21
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.69460

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