Gieve Patel, born in 1940, has distinguished himself as a poet, playwright, and painter as well as a physician. He has written three books of poetry, three plays, and has organized several exhibitions of his artwork. His poetry and plays explore themes of inequality between classes, human flaws and frailty, and violence.
This collection contains two annotated plays (photocopied typescripts) written by Indian playwright Gieve Patel: "Princes" and "Savaksa." "Princes" takes place in a recently independent Parsi village whose people struggle to maintain their way of life in a changing world. "Savaksa" follows the life of Savaksa and his family, who live in a well-established house in a growing town. Patel won several awards for each of these plays.
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Gieve Patel Papers, 1975-1979 (Cage 5093)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Fritz Blackwell donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2006 (MS.2006.21).
Megan Bridge processed this collection in 2016.
Dina Mehta Papers, 1975-1979
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