Dattani's Final Solutions : Question Of Communalism And A Search For It's Solution

The most alluring quality of Dattani’s  plays  is  the  wide  range of  themes  that  he  deals  with  in  his  writing.  He  depicts  mainly  the  middle  class  Indian  life and  focuses  on  modern  subjects  like  homosexuality, gender  identity, human  relationship and communalism.His best  known  play  is  Final  Solutions.One of  the  most  significant  serious  themes  of  the  play  is  Hindu-Muslim  divide  examined by Dattani  in  Final  Solutions.

The play, Final Solutions foregrounds the Hindu Muslim divide, the prejudice and the deep  rooted mistrust that lies in our liberal and secular attitudes. It is a disturbing play because  it  erases  the  comforting  distance between the actors  and the audiences.Mahesh  Dattani’s  fifth  play, Final Solutions,was written in 1991, a year  before the communal riots in Bombay,  evoked by the destruction of  Babri Mosque in Ayodha. The first production of the  play  under Dattani’s direction at a theatre festival in Bangalore,was cancelled. The play revolves around a Hindu family that gives shelter to two Muslim boys during a communal riot. Dattani  uses  the  family  as  a  microcosm  of  India.