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Mahesh Dattani is one of the modern Indian English playwrights who consistently voices out the frustrations of the voiceless and underprivileged in society. His plays play a crucial role in bringing out the social evils that still prevails in Indian culture and society. His characters are carefully crafted and skillfully played. In the select play Tara Dattani has depicted the deep rooted patriarchal system in society. Women act as a puppet in the hands of men and strengthen patriarchal values. Bharati despite being the mother of Tara ruins her daughter’s life and suffers in the long run because of her inhuman act. Dattani through this play exposes the callous behaviour of society towards the physically disabled persons. Dr.Thakkar makes the misuse of his profession. He was bribed by Bharati and her father for surgery that led to the death of Tara. Tara was written by Dattani in 1990 and it explores the depths of gender-based discrimination as Chandan narrates the alienation experienced by Tara. When the Siamese twins come to know about the truth behind their separation, Tara dies and Chandan leaves India. This paper examines in detail about the disability and culture as represented in this select play.