ABSTRACT
This essay examines border-crossing in Indian productions of Shakespeare. As will become clear, the word “Indian” is here used as matter of convenience to refer to a country of eighteen languages, innumerable dialects, at least six religions, and vast regional/ethnic differences. Just as the idea of England was yet to form in Elizabeth I’s time, so the shape of India was yet to be fixed at the time of independence. In an effort to give some idea of the enormous heterogeneity of Indian theater, this essay looks at productions of Shakespeare from the nineteenth century to the present day, from the north, east, central and southern regions of India.
