Jyotirindra moitra biography of abraham

India – A land blessed by nature, cursed by history. The curse of history afflicted on India in the form myriad invasions throughout the ages.

Jyotirindra moitra biography of abraham

The most seminal being the British rule that lasted 200 years. IPTA was born in 1943 as the post-world war wave of global communist movement hit the shores of India.

To trace the origins of the Indian People’s Theatre Association, we need to travel in time back to colonial India during 1932.

With the growth of fascism and imperialism by the British India Government, India saw the rise of a mass literary movement by a group of independent writers and artists apart from the mainstream national freedom movement.

In 1932, four writers in UP, Ahmed Ali, Sajjad Zaheer, Rashid Jahan & Mahmuduz Zafar brought out a collection ‘Angaaray’ comprising of nine short stories and a one act play addressing colonial repression, religious conservatism, and orthodoxy.

The book was banned by the British Government in 1933 on account of hurt