ABSTRACT
This essay aims at critically examining Shakespearean adaptations in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, Kashmir and Tibet as seen in the Nepali play Shri Atal Bahadur (1906) by Pahalman Singh Swar, Amarendranath Dutta’s Bengali production of Hariraj (1897) and Sherwood Wu’s film Prince of the Himalayas (2006). Through a comparative study, this chapter analyses the importance of contextualising Hamlet in the Himalayas, the relevance of Shakespearean texts to combat despotic political regimes and the dissemination and hybridisation of Shakespeare through translations and political adaptations. Furthermore, it also aims at discussing the sociopolitical importance of theatre and Shakespeare in a post-monarchical, post-republic Nepal.
