Adya Rangacharya

Life Adya Rangacharya birth name was R. V. Jagirdar He is known for his English translation of the classic work on Indian classical theatre, the Natyasastra

Works Rangacharya's works include twelve novels and a number of scholarly books on the Theatre, on Sanskrit drama and the Bhagavadgita. He also wrote 71 plays and acted in 47. his other works in English include Drama in Sanskrit Literature, Indian Theatre, Introduction to Bharata's Natyasastra, and Introduction to the Comparative Philosophy and Indo-Aryan Languages. He use the pseudonym Sriranga when writing most of his plays and literary work. Rangacharya, Adya. The Indian Theatre. New Delhi: National Book Trust, India, 1971. Śrīraṅga. Drama in Sanskrit Literature. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1967 (2nd ed.) Śrīraṅga. The Quest for Wisdom, Thoughts on the Bhagawadgita. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1993. (translation of two Kannada works Gītagāmbhīrya and Gītādarpaṇa

Among his works translated into English are Rangacharya, Adya, (transl. by G S. Amur).Listen Janamejaya and Other Plays. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2005. Śrīraṅga, (transl. by Shashi Deshpande) Opening Scene: Early Memoirs of a Dramatist and a Play. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2006. Rangacharya, Adya, (transl. by Usha Desai). Shadows in the Dark: Four Plays. Bangalore, India: Unisun Publications, 2007. Sriranga. These Tombs Alone Remain: A Novel Bangalore: Shriranga Saraswat Prakashana, 1959.