Traversing between Modern and Postmodern:

The book, titled ‘Traversing between Modern and Postmodern: Girish Karnad and Sam Shepard-Theatrical Pioneers’, is a nonfiction that targets both general readers and enthusiasts of English literature. Of course, it will be a useful reference book for the scholars of English literature. It makes a pleasant and insightful reading for all readers too.Girish Karnad is a versatile Indian literary luminary- a popular dramatist, actor, and director of drama and film as well. Readers are interested to know more about his contributions to the field of literature. in this book, his works are compared to that of Sam Shepard-one of his contemporaries in American literature. This book puts Girish Karnad on a larger canvas and throws a new light on the understanding of his contribution to Indian literature and world literature as well.This book begins with a discussion on most talked about literary traditions of Modernism and Postmodernism. It continues with their individual theatrical contributions to Indian and American drama. In conclusion, It shows how they have carved a name as pioneers in their own field.