• Manjunatha B

Abstract: Drama is one of the most dynamic literary forms, as it is empowered by its potential to communicate directly with a live audience and the capacity to enable the onlookers to partake in a cathartic experience. It has its own universe, in which human sensibilities and experiences are reflected, through the actions, emotions and attitudes of the characters. It is a literature which is alive- full of voices, laughter, and tears to move the spectators. It is the most powerful genre in world literature. The existence of a dramatic tradition in Greece, Rome, England and India proves theatre to be an integral part of their culture, religion, philosophy, and politics. The origin and development of English drama can be traced to England after the Norman Conquest in the tenth century. The present research paper explores the development of Drama across the globe and also traces its journey on the Indian soil, with major emphasis on the study of the Post-Independence and Pre-Independence Drama.

Keywords: Indian Drama, Pre-independence, post- independence. Miracle Plays. Playwrights.

"TOPIC: THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH DRAMA IN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.77-83, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012414.pdf

"TOPIC: THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH DRAMA IN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp77-83, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012414.pdf