I was excited by the story of Yayati. This exchange of ages… - Girish Karnad

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I was excited by the story of Yayati. This exchange of ages between the father and the son, which seemed to be terribly powerful and terribly modern. At the same time I was reading a lot of Sartre and the Existentialist. This consistent harping on responsibility which the Existentialist indulge in suddenly seemed to link up with the story of Yayati.

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Girish Raghunath Karnad (born 19 May 1938) was a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada, Hindi and English languages. He died on 10th June, 2019.

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Native Name: गिरीश कर्नाड

Alternative Names: Dr. Girish Karnad • Girish Raghunath Karnad

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