Introduction: Vijay Tendulkar (1928-2008), one of India's leading playwrights, was always critical of the social structure of his time . Describes real life situations faced by ordinary Indian families. He also frankly exposes the politics of gender, class, caste and power. As a keen observer of men and customs, he skillfully brought before the audience the raw realities of life, relationships and existence. In fact he made drama a property of the common man. He did not intend to transport his audience into an artificial world sole purpose in his plays was to bring about a change in the society towards the oppressed people. He was always sincere to his people and true to his time. This article, "His Fifth Woman" is considered an opera of metaphysical transformation/metaphysical allegory. Preamble to the play: His Fifth Woman is the first play of Tendulkar, the Marathi playwright, written in English. He wrote it especially for the New York Tendulkar Festival in October 2004. It was written only at very short notice and was completed in just six weeks. It was first performed on October 14, 2004 in a staged reading at the Lark Play Development Center in New York City. This play graphically depicts the injustices and inequalities faced by women in this male-dominated mundane world and explores life after death. It visualizes a picture of the afterlife based on egalitarianism in which there is no distinction between rich and poor and between man and woman. It is considered a prequel to his famous 1972 play, 'Sakharam Binder' because he outlines the thoughts, well... in the middle of the paper... this way, with the help of his naturalistic dialogues, Tendulkar has been able to present the reality of life in clear terms. The presence of the "Raven" is felt throughout the work, alluding to the misery of man's life on earth. Therefore, Tendulkar "His Fifth Woman" is a metaphysical-social allegory. It is an epoch-making work in the history of English Indian drama. References:1. Vijay Tendulkar, “Two Works of Tendulkar: The Cyclist and His Fifth Woman”, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2004, P.492. Vijay Tendulkar, “Two Plays by Tendulkar: The Cyclist and His Fifth Woman”, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2004, P. 60.3. Vijay Tendulkar, “Two Works of Tendulkar: The Cyclist and His Fifth Woman”, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2004, P.74.4. Warner, Sturges: “Director's Note, Two Plays by Vijay Tendulkar”, Oxford University Press, 2006, P.44
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