Elective · 01/ENG/DSE/456T · 2026–27 intake
Text And Performance: Indian Performance Theories And Practices
Semester VIII · 4 credits · 5 units
Examination scheme & source discrepancies
The source lists 3 hours, 80 end-semester marks and 20 sessional marks.
Some marking instructions are internally inconsistent. Confirm the current pattern with your department; the practice questions here do not claim to reproduce it.
Examination Scheme Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 03 Hours Part-1 (10 X 2 =20) Total ten questions. Answer to these questions shall be limited to 30 words each. Part -2 : (5 X 12 =60) Candidate shall answer one out of two questions from each unit. Answer to these questions shall be limited to 500 words.
Overview prints 01/ENG/DSE456T without a slash; detailed sheet prints 01/ENG/DSE/456T.
Not present in the owner-supplied 2026–27 PDF (jnvu_ba.pdf), which covers English Major papers only; this paper is retained from the G.D. Memorial College full syllabus copy.
Unit IHistorical overview of Indian theatre
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Historical overview of Indian theatre from the ancient to the modern
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Source syllabus · page 152Unit IIClassical and contemporary performance theories / Colonial and resistant performance and more
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- Classical and contemporary performance theoriesComing soon
- Colonial and resistant performanceComing soon
- Endorsing and radicalising structuresComing soon
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Introduction to theories of Performance in India: Classical to Contemporary Colonial to Resistant Endorsement of existing structures to Radicalising our world.
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Source syllabus · page 152Unit IIINautanki / Jatra and more
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- NautankiComing soon
- JatraComing soon
- TamashaComing soon
- BhavaiComing soon
- Bhramyamaan theatreComing soon
- Street theatreComing soon
- Campus theatreComing soon
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Popular Theatrical Forms and Practices: Nautanki, Jatra, Tamasha, Bhavai, Bhramyamaan Theatre, Street Theatre, Campus Theatre
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Source syllabus · page 152Unit IVBharat’s Rasa theory
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Theories of Drama: Bharat’s Rasa theory
Source syllabus · page 152Unit VDirection / Production and more
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- DirectionComing soon
- ProductionComing soon
- Stage propsComing soon
- CostumeComing soon
- LightingComing soon
- Backstage supportComing soon
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Theatrical Production: Direction, production, stage props, costume, lighting, backstage support.
Source syllabus · page 153Recommended readings in the source
- Dutt, Utpal. On Theatre. New Delhi: Seagull, 2009.
- Ghosh, Arjun. A History of the Jan Natya Manch: Plays for the People. New Delhi: Sage India, 2012.
- Lal, Ananda, ed. Theatres of India: A Concise Companion. New Delhi: OUP, 2009.
- People’s Art in the Twentieth Century: Theory and Practice. Jana Natya Manch. New Delhi: Navchetan Printers. 2000.
- Sircar, Badal. On Theatre. Calcutta: Seagull, 1999.
- Vatsyayan, Kapila. Bharata: The Natyashastra. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2005.