PROBLEMS AND HARMONY: A STUDY OF HARSH SOCIAL REALITY IN MAHESH DATTANI’S FINAL SOLUTION

Abstract

Religion is a dominating instrument for human life. It determines and gives chance a person to live and also to die. It preaches a person to love, to pardon, to serve. This drama is the contribution of Mahesh Dattani to the last decade of 20^th century. This novel mainly discusses about the religious problems and skirmish between the styles and values of modern and traditional. In the country like India there are always secular atmosphere. But the narrow minded fundamentalists of different religion is like a disease that always breaks the bridge between the healthy relationship of Hindus and Muslims. Dattani through his play Final Solution depicted the social problems that are carrying out by both religion and some possible remedies that can repair the bridge of harmony between the two religions. As commented by Amar Nath Prasad: