Existential Crises, Urban Alienation, and Modernization in Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Garbo: A Dramatic and Literary Analysis

Abstract

This study analyses Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Garbo to explore existential crises, urban alienation, and 
modernization impacts within modern Indian theatre. Using qualitative literary and dramatic textual analysis, 
the paper examines characters, dialogues, and symbolism to reveal how Garbo portrays educated urban 
intellectuals grappling with purposelessness and moral ambiguity.