Manuscript Number : GISRRJ258223

Mahesh Elkunchwar is one of the eminent playwrights in Indian drama. He is a professor of English. He lives in the Vidarbha region of Maharastra. His themes are wide ranging - gender issues, women's issues, violence, patriarchy, poverty, hypocrisy etc. He has written more than twenty plays in Marathi. Most of his plays have been translated into several languages like Hindi, English, French, German etc. The play 'Party ' represents Mahesh Elkunchwar's transition from from naturalistic drama to more experimental and introspective forms in his later works. The play takes place over the course of one evening at a cock-tail party hosted by Damayanri Rane. She is a patron of Arts. She is an influential socialite in Mumbai. She gathers a group of prominent people from the city's cultural elite - writers, critics, actors, bureau-crats, and others. As the night unfolds, polite conversation gives way to deeper revelations about each character's personal hypocrises, ambitions, and moral failures. The importance of the play continues in modern contexts where intellectual posturing often replaces genuine engagement with societal issues.