
Urnesha Bhattacherjee
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
Urnesha is an associate editor at Encyclopædia Britannica. She has worked in content writing, editorship, and translation for the last 7 years. Her dream is to be a lifelong learner and venture out of her comfort zone as she does so. She's passionate about access to quality education, animal rights, and sustainability. She holds a Master's degree in English literature from the University of Hyderabad. Outside of work, you can find her listening to The Beatles, reading horror fiction, or volunteering at an animal NGO.
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Girish Karnad was an Indian playwright, author, actor, and film director whose movies and plays, written largely in Kannada, explore the present by way of the past. Alongside contemporary dramatists such as Badal Sircar and Vijay Tendulkar, Karnad transformed modern Indian theater by making it…
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