• Dr. Manashi Devi

Karongor Ligri is the second play written by Jyotiprasad Agarwala. In 1926 Agarwala started working on this play before he left to pursue higher education in Edinburgh University in London. After returning from London, he completed the play. It went into press in 1937. Karengor Ligiri is the most distinguished play by Jyotiprasad Agarwala. Most critics and readers consider Karengor Ligiri as one of the outstanding masterpieces in Assamese dramatic literature. It portrays the conflict between an individual free will and the conventionalized will of a static society. It also draws out the manifestation of socially accepted worms hidden behind human consciousness. During his stay in Europe, Jyotiprasad got the opportunity to witness a number of dramatic changes in the western world. Dramatists like Shakespear, Yeats, Henrik Ibsen, Bernard Shaw and Galsworthy have overwhelming influence on Rupkonwar. It is very evident that Karengor Ligiri is an outcome of this influence and the dramatic form of experiences acquired from these great dramatists.

Assamese Drama, Western Influence, Dramatic Techniques

"Western influence on Jyotiprasad Agarwalas Karengor Ligiri", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.850-853, September 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009414.pdf

"Western influence on Jyotiprasad Agarwalas Karengor Ligiri", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no. pp850-853, September 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009414.pdf