"Ghashiram Kotwal" “Ghashiram Kotwal” is a Marathi play written by one of the most well known Indian dramatists of 2oth Century, Vijay Tendulkar. He is known for his Marathi writing which deals with various issues related to contemporary social,political, economical and cultural life in Maharshtra. In the “Ghashiram Kotwal” he also used historical reference, and used in such a way that it become a universal in the play. The play was written in 1972 as a response to the rise of a local political party, Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. The theme highlights contemporary scenario through the character of Ghashiram Halwai, his journey shows how a men in power give rise to ideologies to serve their purposes and later on destroy them when they are not needed more or become useless. Tragedy of corruption and power The plot spins around Ghashiram Savalda, a North-Indian Brahmin from Kanuj and Nana Phadanvis, chief minister of Peshwas in Maharashtra. The play is divided in t...