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Rajesh Talwar

RAJESH TALWAR  (1958 - )

 Nationality:    Indian
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Rajesh Talwar is mainly a writer but also a lawyer by profession. He has published articles on legal and other issues for various international and national newspapers and magazines and has also authored several books. In non-fiction 'making Your Own Will' (Vision Books, 1992) was followed by 'The Judiciary on Trial' (Cosmos, 1995), 'How to Choose Your Lawyer' (Vision Books, 1998), 'The Divorce Handbook' (Vision Books, 1999), 'The Third Sex and Human Rights' (Gyan Books, 1999), and 'The Laws of E-Business in India' (Vision Books, 2001). In fiction he has written a collection of children's stories published under the title 'The Three Greens' (Orient Longman Ltd; 2004) which can be viewed at www.orientlongman.com. He has also written plays. 'Inside Gayland' (Gyan Books, 2000) was followed by 'Two Plays: Conquest at Noon and A Most Unsuitable Girl' (Kalpaz Publications; 2003). In 2005 he was attached as a playwright to the Blue Elephant Theatre in London preparatory to the staging of 'A Most Unsuitable Girl' at the theatre.

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below is a list of Rajesh Talwar's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Conquest at Noon     Inside Gayland     Most Unsuitable Girl

Conquest at Noon

Synopsis:
the second play is a historical fantasy. As is commonly known India was successfully colonised by the British for three hundred years. In this play, the author creates a historical fantasy in which India was the colonizing power and the British were the subject population. Despite being a fantasy the play is replete with allusions to actual historical events and provides fresh insight into the mindset of the colonizing power and that of the colonized..

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Kalpaz Publications, 2003   -

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Genre:
Fantasy/ Satire

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Inside Gayland

Synopsis:
a crazy satirical play on the law criminalizing homosexuality in India. The absurdities of this outdated law comes out forcefully when seen together with a similar law criminalizing heterosexuality in Gayland. The mind-searing trauma of gays and lesbians in India shunned by society and criminalized by the law can be better appreciated in the light of the pathetic plight of heterosexuals in Gayland. The intention of the playwright is aimed at creating awareness in society in general and the lawmakers in particular to the grossly unfair and unethical laws to which homosexuals in India are subjected to. Talwar's Inside Gayland is a pointer to the long path that India has yet to traverse to guarantee basic rights to all its citizens.

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Gyan Books, 2000   -

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Genre:
Fantasy/ Satire. - - Gay/Lesbian, of interest

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Most Unsuitable Girl

Synopsis:
a tragicomedy play on the prevalent social practice in India on giving dowry upon the marriage of a young woman by her parents and how in certain circumstances the absence (or lack) of dowry might have potentially fatal consequences for the bride. The play, despite having been written in a comic style is more serious and hard hitting compared with other tragic plays written on the subject. The characters in the play take varying positions on the phenomenon of dowry and even on dowry death itself, which reflect perspectives prevalent in mainstream Indian society. In the list of characters there is a judge, a prosecutor, and a defense lawyer who discuss legal angles, which are not without interest. In addition the play points to the power and sexual jealousy of mothers-in-law playing a much ignored but extremely significant role in the carrying out of these unspeakably bestial crimes..

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Kalpaz Publications, 2003   -

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Genre:
Black Comedy Comedy

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