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@article{184118,
        author = {Ameya Bhatt},
        title = {Mikhail Bakhtin ‘Theory of Heteroglossia,Dialogism,Polyphony and Carnivalesque’ in Vijay Tendulkar’s Silence! The Court is in Session},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {4},
        pages = {250-256},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=184118},
        abstract = {This paper discusses the elements of Heteroglossia, and Dialogism proposed by Bakhtin in Vijay Tendulkar’s play Silence! The Court is in Session (1967). Mostly, heteroglossia and dialogism are applied in the novel, but this paper has investigated that these elements can be implemented on any genre of literature especially, a play. Prior, this text has been investigated from several dimensions like feminist perspective, conflict in identity but it has not been investigated from the theory of Bakhtin. Heteroglossia is the presence of two or more expressed viewpoints so in the text there are many viewpoints on Indian society, motherhood, and about the lifestyle of women given by the characters. In dialogism, there is a conversation between two or more people. This paper has mainly focused on the Act-III when a mock trial of the court was staged. During the trial, all the characters, directly or indirectly, decide to put a charge of infanticide on Miss Benare. The paper also discusses Miss Benare’s viewpoints about Indian society and Sukhatme’s definition of motherhood. Major characters of the play have a different perspective towards the same situation. The research draws a suspension for traditional power and hierarchies. Some important elements of Polyphony and Carnivalesque have been delivered to draw a boundary between traditional mindset and Modernity.},
        keywords = {Court; Dialogism; Heteroglossia; Polyphony; Carnivalesque; Indian society; Motherhood; Silence.},
        month = {September},
        }