HAPPY BIRTHDAY,GEORGE BERNARD SHAW,THE GREAT ENGLISH PLAYWRIGHT !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ,GEORGE BERNARD SHAW,ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYWRIGHTS OF 20'TH-CENT. BERNARD SHAW IS CREDITED WITH THE ADVENT OF MODERN REALISTIC ENGLISH DRAMA HAVING A CRITICAL VIEWS ON SUBJECTS OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL,POLITICAL,CULTURAL IMPORTANCE! 'GBS' , as he is often referred ,was an important pillar in the tradition of HENRIK IBSEN and AUGUST SINDBERG,the two stalwarts in European Theaters in the 19th century. Dealing with the urgent and immediate problems of the day, GBS's Plays Are Certainly High Watermarks in the history of realistic or what loosely termed as 'Problem-Play' in any language ! With a rather poor academic training what GBS Still has contributed in Shaping Socio-Politico-Cultural Discourse Of The Time, Is Simply Amazing! A Socialist To The Core For Most Of His Life, GBS SORT OF CONSTANTLY WAGED WAR AGAINST THE EVER-INCREASING SPREAD AND IMPACT OF CAPITALISM ! As a founder and longtime member of FABIAN SOCIETY,a socialist bloc,GBS KEPT PREACHING THE COUNTLESS INHERENT VIRTUES OF SOCIALISM (which were undoubtedly a bit Vague) AS THE ONE AND ONLY SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS ALL N SUNDRY ! He was an avid learner of International Politics and The Collapsing Structures of Imperialism! GBS WAS ALL FOR FREEDOM ,JUSTIC AND EQUALITY.He vehemently raised the issues of Women Enfrenchisement,Women Empowerment ,Egalitarianism . . . .et.al !BERNARD SHAW WAS ANTI-WAR AND HAD SCATHINGLY CRITICIZED THE BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WARS,that made him a bit unpopular amid the nationalist circle and some voices were raised for treating GBS as a Traitor and for putting him on trial.THE CHARGES GOT QUIETEN SLOWLY. After a seven year hiatus, GBS again regained huge popularity while writing plays and inviting people for debate n discussion on topical concerns of the day ! GEORGE BERNARD SHAW WROTE MORE THAN 50 DRAMAS- -an impressive record in itself by any standard, of which 'PYGMALLION' , 'SAINT JOAN' , 'CEASER AND CLEOPATRA' , 'MAJOR BARBARA' , 'ARMS AND THE MAN' , 'CANDIDA' , 'THE APPLE CART' are more notable ones. WIT,HUMOR AND IRONY were the chief weapons he utilized in making his points clear ,understandable and lucid.HIS WAS FOR CONVERTING THE WHOLE NATION TO HIS VIEWPOINTS OR softly speaking, TO CHANGE THE NATION'S OPINION ON THE ISSUES OF IMMEDIACY AND RELEVANCE ! GBS GOT THE NOBEL AWARD FOR LITERATURE IN 1925. .he accepted the award but donated its prize money for the purpose of translating SWEDISH MASTER PLAYWRIGHT, AUGUST SINDBERG'S PLAYS ! GEORGE BERNARD SHAW WAS ALSO A 'MUSIC -CRITIC' , 'NOVELIST' , 'ESSAYIST' and SOCIALIST COMMENTATOR OF FINE MERITS! He started with writing novels n in fact ,had penned 5 Novels ,but,none of them published untill he became a world renowned Dramatist ! GBS WOULD HAVE BEEN 156 YEARS OLD TODAY! A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GBS, THE SECOND MOST INFLUENTIAL ENGLISH DRAMATIST SINCE SHAKESPEARE !