Shriranga

Adya Rangacharya, (1904-Oct 17 1984) who often wrote under the pen name Shriranga, but whose birth name was R. V. Jagirdar [1](1904–84), was born in Agarkhed, district Bijapur. He has his education at Bombay and London Universities. His writings made him a trend-setter among Kannada and Indian writers. His works include twelve novels and a number of scholarly books on the theatre, on Sanskrit drama and the Bhagavadgita; but it was as a dramatist that he made his mark (47 full-length and 68 one-act plays).[2] He is known for his English translation of the classic work on Indian classical theatre, the Natyasastra [1]

His works in English are:

Among his works translated into English are

References

  1. 1 2 Rangacharya, Adya (1904-84), in The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre Oxford Reference Online
  2. WorldCat author listing
  3. WorldCat
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