Lions and Tigers by Tanika Gupta PAPERBACK 9781350234772

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Lions and TigersAuthor(s): Tanika Gupta\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Methuen Drama\nISBN-13: 9781350234772, 978-1350234772\nSynopsis\n\""Tanika Guptas epic drama pushes the boundaries of verbatim theatre, telling an important story in a fresh and authentic way never seen on stage before. A rousing piece of work.\"" - Greg Walker, University of Edinburgh, UK\n\nBased on the true story of Tanika Gupta's great uncle, Lions and Tigers follows 19-year-old Dinesh Gupta's emotional and political awakening as a freedom fighter pitting himself against the British Raj.\n\nDrawn from family stories that the playwright herself heard from early childhood, the play teems with details drawn from her grandfathers 500-page handwritten journal about his younger brother, and from the 92 letters written by her great uncle from his prison cell.\n\nSet against the backdrop of negotiations between the leaders of the Indian National Congress and culminatin.