Kanyasulkam

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Kanyasulkam is a classic 19th-century Telugu social satire play by Gurajada Apparao that critiques the practice of child marriage and the dowry system.

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Kanyasulkam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Telugu play ⓘ
play ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
stage drama ⓘ
adaptation film adaptations in Telugu ⓘ
stage revivals by modern theatre groups ⓘ
author Gurajada Apparao ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
criticizes exploitation of women ⓘ
mercenary marriages ⓘ
purohit system ⓘ
social hypocrisy ⓘ
culturalStatus classic of Telugu theatre ⓘ
firstPerformancePeriod late 19th century ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
hasDialogueForm prose ⓘ
influenced later Telugu social reform literature ⓘ
language Telugu ⓘ
literarySignificance considered one of the greatest works in Telugu drama ⓘ
literaryTradition Telugu literature ⓘ
mainTheme critique of child marriage ⓘ
critique of dowry system ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
notableCharacter Girisham ⓘ
Lubdhavadhanulu ⓘ
Madhuravani ⓘ
portrays conflict between tradition and modernity ⓘ
orthodox Brahmin society ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
settingLocation Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
style colloquial Telugu ⓘ
use of spoken dialects ⓘ
subjectMatter child marriage ⓘ
dowry ⓘ
education ⓘ
women’s rights ⓘ
targetOfSatire corrupt priests ⓘ
greedy bridegrooms ⓘ
patriarchal norms ⓘ
tone humorous ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
usedFor social reform campaigns in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ

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Telugu literature → hasNotableWork → Kanyasulkam ⓘ
Savithri → notableWork → Kanyasulkam ⓘ
Gurajada Apparao → notableWork → Kanyasulkam ⓘ
Gurajada Apparao → wrote → Kanyasulkam ⓘ