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As part of the great cultural renaissance generated during the post-independence period, there has occured a most meaningful encounter with tradition in various fields of creative activity. The return to and discovery of tradition was inspired by a search for roots and a quest for identity. This was a part of the whole process of decolonization of our lifestyle, values, social institutions, creative forms and cultural modes.

The modern Indian theatre, product of a colonial theatrical culture, felt the need to search for roots most intensely to match its violent dislocation from the traditional course. Directors like B.V. karanth, K.N. Panikar and Ratan Thiyam have had a most meaningful encounter with tradition and, with their work, have reversed the colonial course of contemporary theatre and put it back on the track of the great Natyashastra tradition. It sounds paradoxial, but their theatre is both avant-garde in the context of conventional realistic theatre, and still belongs to the Natyashastra theatrical tradition.

The Natyasastra tradition refers to 

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  1. The colonial tradition 
  2. Avant- garde theatre 
  3. Conventional realistic theatre 
  4. Indian theatrical tradition 

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Option 4 : Indian theatrical tradition 
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The correct answer is "Indian theatrical tradition "

Key Points 

  • The passage mentions that directors like B.V. Karanth, K.N. Panikar, and Ratan Thiyam encountered tradition and put contemporary theatre back on track with the great Natyashastra tradition.
  • Natyashastra is an ancient Indian text that deals with various aspects of performing arts, including theatre, dance, and music, making it an essential part of the Indian theatrical tradition.
Hence, the correct option is "option 4"
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