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Drama is the most ancient genre of literature. In ancient Indian literature, the parameters of poetry were also discussed within the framework of drama. The tradition of rasa analysis in poetry came from drama analysis itself and its importance in the formation of poetic standards has been so great that even in modern times, at least till Chhayavadi poetry, the relevance of rasa remained undisputed. If we study the development of Hindi plays, then the fact comes to the fore that just as in the history of Hindi poetry, the traditional poetic stream of the late Middle Ages has been suffering from the tendency of being detached from life and of cheap entertainment, in the same way, from that period till the era before Bharatendu era, The dominance of Parsi theater in the field of drama seems to be vulgar, cheap and separates the theater genre from the sorrows, pain and struggles of common people's life. There is a change in the direction and condition of drama from Bharatendu, Prasad era can be considered its peak, whose influence remained on the dramas till pre-independence. This book contains various articles based on theoretical analysis and evolutionary details of the drama genre, which throw enough light on the historical development journey of drama...