Write a note on the contemporary relevance of Tughlaq.

 The theme of Tughlaq has contemporary relevance. Tughlaq wants to be a ruler who does not differentiate between Hindu and Muslim. He wants to establish a secular state. Tughlaq also looks at the power as a game of chess, which is about someone. Tughlaq also tries to bridge a Hindu-Muslim divide back in the 14th century, which persists even today. 

His exercise of impartial justice and equal human treatment to the Hindus alienate him from the mainstream Muslim subjects and priesthood. Hi, exercise of tyrannical power can be seen as his release of his metaphysical anguish. His cruelty arises from his anguish, which he wants to impose over the scapegoat. His cruelty and tyranny are almost seen as vehicles to help him to overcome existential alienation and sense of the absurdity of human existence.

He begins to console himself that his actions are justified. The realization that killings have not solved the problem and his knowledge of people’s anxiety about his death bring him remorse and frustration. His inability to admit that he has gone wrong pushes him to the verge of madness. In fact, the play depicts a conflict between Muhammad within and the world without. His turning to violence can be seen as his self-consolation and an escape from the feeling of guilt. 

The nature of experience in Tughlaq with its emphasis on despair, on the awareness of isolation from others and oneself and on a loss of meaning and value in one’s world certainly warrants a comparison with the Existential and Absurd drama. Karnad’s interspersing the absurdity in historical figures and their resemblance with the modern man’s alienation and frustration makes this play relevant to the contemporary world.

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