Whimsical Nature of Tughlaq


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Girish karnad, Tughlaq, Whimsical, Impulsive, SultanAbstract
The present research paper deals with Whimsical nature of Tughlaq. Tughlaq is protagonist of Girish Karnad’s famous play Tughlaq. He was the sultan of Delhi in 14th century. The play was written by Girish Karnad in 1964. Tughlaq by Girish Karnad is a classic in Indian English drama. It tells the story of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, exploring the rationale behind his actions and exploring his psyche. The action of the play takes place in 14th century and it gives a clear picture of that time and character of Tughlaq. In the play Tughlaq is Impulsive and Whimsical king. He always thinks that he is right and all his actions are right too. Nobody can foretell his moods and actions in his own fate. As a king Tughlaq took many decisions but all the plan of Tughlaq has failed due to his negligence and becomes problem for Delhi residents. Thus for his mad plans he was regarded as a mad king.
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