INFLUENCE OF ABSURD THEATRICAL TRADITION IN MODERN ASSAMESE DRAMA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH REFERENCE TO THE PLAYS OF ARUN SHARMA

The contemporary Assamese plays have developed as a result of numerous interwoven influences and channels. And it is clear that western were what shaped the played into their perfection. After independence, writers prose, poetry, theatre, produced works on pace with period. It demonstrated identical compositional experimentation sociological analysis. exhibit strong heritage from playwrights like Ibsen, Shaw, Beckett, other absurd dramatists. A few dramatists, Dr. Arun Sarma, Ratna Ojha, Himendrakumar Borthakur made reflections Lonesco Beckett despite fact impact dramas was not very common. In this article, researcher investigated most renowned esteemed playwright, Sarma (1964), to emphasize distinguishing components similarities Shri Nibaran Bhattacharya Aahaar those dramatic tropes. discovered, using comparative technique analysis, that, frequent assertions contrary, has much in common absurdist movement, whereas cannot be regarded fully-fledged drama.