Mahesh Dattani’s Clearing the Rubble a Sarcastic Approach towards the 21st Century

Abstract

Indian drama, in the hands of Dattani, has been rendered into a perfect synchronization of entertainment and enlightenment. The themes chosen for the plays are broadly the marginalization of voiceless people and issues of invisibility. Dattani is well aware that imperfection is the law of nature; conflict and co-operation is a continuous process, but in an evolving, society, like India, which has been witnessing more inconsistencies and disharmony, at the level of both the individual and society, an artist by the very nature of his/her calling, requires to rise to the occasion to present these in a manner, most suitable to impinge upon the conscience of all, towards greater harmony and social balance, against any forced harmony. His world of drama focuses on the invisible issues of Indian society which everyone comes across every day, yet maintains a silence, not cogitating in one’s mind or not daring to defy the why of it. Dattani’s, Clearing the Rubble, is one such play.