Indian Ink Summary
Tom Stoppard

Indian Ink Summary

Tom Stoppard is a leading British playwright of the twentieth century. His two-act play Indian Ink (1994) is based on his earlier radio play In the Native State and was first performed in London in 1995.

Indian Ink takes place in two different locations and time periods: India in 1930, during the struggle for national independence from British colonial rule, and England in the mid-1980s. The action shifts back and forth between these two settings...

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