1Ph.D. Scholar, Faculty of Sciences, Humanities and Languages (English), Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, India. Email: nehalehra68@gmail.com
2Supervisor, Faculty of Sciences, Humanities and Languages (English), Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, India. Email: Saurabh20021@gmail.com
3Professor, RK University, India. Email: homera.durani@rku.ac.in
*Corresponding Author: Neha, Ph.D. Scholar, Faculty of Sciences, Humanities and Languages (English), Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, India. Email: nehalehra68@gmail.com
Background: The interplay between gender, marginalization and silence is examined in a number of plays by Badal Sircar and Vijay Tendulkar, two of the most eminent figures in contemporary Indian theater. Because of Tendulkar's Sakharam Binder and His Complete Silence! Examining Sircar Pagla Ghoda, The Court is in Session and Evam Indrajit to find ways to show how patriarchal authority and systematic exclusion of marginalized people, especially women, are shown in stories narrative structures.
Objective: Rather than being a lack of communication, this study argues that silence serves as a powerful dramatic device in these plays to depict societal tyranny, moral hypocrisy and emotional exploitation. This would imply that Sircar's plays employ existential and minimalist tactics to emphasize emotional neglect, invisibility, and patriarchy, whereas Tendulkar's plays emphasize overt gender conflict and institutionalized patriarchy.
Methodology: The author shows how the playwrights in question criticize middle-class morality and the unequal treatment of women in Indian society by analyzing the texts closely and drawing on feminist and socio-cultural frameworks.
Conclusion: This study uses these plays to highlight how they speak to current discussions about oppression and gender.
Keywords: Gender, Marginalisation, Silence, Indian Theatre, Vijay Tendulkar, Badal Sircar, Patriarchy.
How to cite this article: Neha, Bhardwaj S, Durani H. Gender, Marginalisation, and Silence in Selected Plays of Vijay Tendulkar and Badal Sircar. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(12s): 745-752. DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.12s.88
Source of support: Nil.
Conflict of interest: None