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Contents 1. Introduction: The Theoretical-Historical Context 1 2. Censorship and the Politics of Nationalist Drama 19 3. Multiple Mediations of “Shakespeare” 51 4. Performance and Protest in the Indian People’s Theatre Association 76 5. Colonial History and Postcolonial Interventions: Staging the 1857 Mutiny as “The Great Rebellion” in Utpal Dutt’s Mahavidroha 95 Epilogue: Bringing Women’s Struggles to the Streets in Postcolonial India 111 Appendix: A Bill to Empower the Government to Prohibit Certain Dramatic Performances 121 Notes 125 Bibliography 169 Index 189 ...

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