Literary writings such as poetry, drama or novel in colonial India manifest themselves into, react or subscribe to the larger discourse of colonialism or nationalism; rarely do they hold uniformity in their articulations. As colonial experiences and larger nationalist consciousness varied from region to region, cultural articulations—chiefly dramas—not only assumed different forms but also illustrated different thematic concerns. Yet, studies on colonial drama, thus far, have paid attention to either colonialism/orientalism or nationalism. There is a greater focus on British India in such studies. However, the case of princely states demands a momentary sidestep from the dichotomy of colonialism versus nationalism to understand the colonial dramas. The slow and gradual entry of nationalism in the princely states did not have to combat the British chiefly and directly. Much before its full blossom in the princely states, it had to grapple with a range of issues such as monarchy, democratic institutions, constitutionalism, bureaucracy and other pressing issues locally. In the present article, the Kannada dramas of Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa (DVG) in the early decades of the twentieth century are examined to throw light on the ways in which they act as political allegories which imagine and debate democracy and its repercussions in the social and political spheres of the Mysore princely state.

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政治文学：戏剧，民主与迈索尔亲王状态

印度殖民地时期的诗歌，戏剧或小说等文学作品表现出自己对殖民主义或民族主义的广泛论述，对此做出反应或表示赞同；他们很少在发音上保持统一。随着殖民地经验和更广泛的民族主义意识在不同地区之间的变化，文化表达方式（主要是戏剧）不仅呈现出不同的形式，而且还表现出不同的主题关注。然而，迄今为止，关于殖民戏曲的研究已经关注了殖民主义/东方主义或民族主义。在此类研究中，人们更加关注英属印度。但是，对于王子制国家而言，需要从殖民主义与民族主义的二分法上暂时避开，以了解殖民戏剧。王子制国家中民族主义的缓慢和逐步进入，不必直接或直接与英国作战。在王子郡全面开花之前，它不得不应对一系列问题，例如君主制，民主制度，宪政，官僚主义和其他地方紧迫的问题。在本文中，我们考察了二十世纪初期几十年的梵文（Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa）的卡纳达语戏剧，以阐明其作为政治寓言的方式，这些人物可以想象和辩论民主及其在社会和社会上的影响。迈索尔王子州的政治领域。官僚主义和其他紧迫问题。在本文中，我们考察了二十世纪初期几十年的梵文（Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa）的卡纳达语戏剧，以阐明其作为政治寓言的方式，这些人物可以想象和辩论民主及其在社会和社会上的影响。迈索尔王子州的政治领域。官僚主义和其他紧迫问题。在本文中，我们考察了二十世纪初期几十年的梵文（Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa）的卡纳达语戏剧，以阐明其作为政治寓言的方式，这些人物可以想象和辩论民主及其在社会和社会上的影响。迈索尔王子州的政治领域。