A Critical Evaluation of the Politics of Patriarchy and Gender Role in Mahesh Dattani’s Play, Where There’s a Will

The present paper is an exhaustive study of the treatment of patriarchy and gender issues in Mahesh Dattani's debut play Where There's a Will. Patriarchy and gender are the major themes in the plays of Mahesh Dattani, which he has used as a significant tool to give a new face to Indian English drama. Dattani has picked up the highly practical issues of Indian society which has been faced by majority of people. Almost all issues taken up by Dattani in his plays are radical, unconventional and contemporary. He has prepared the stage for the treatment of realism.