[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Greeks in Bactria and India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938) › c10.s7.167 # The Greeks in Bactria and India c10.s7.167 The Greeks in Bactria and India c10.s7.167 - **Language:** English ### [c10.s7.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c10.s7.167) After literature, one naturally turns to the drama. The days when it could be suggested that the classical Sanscrit drama of the Gupta period was in any sense derived from the Greek drama are long past; no one now doubts that the Indian drama was a native growth precisely as the Greek drama was, though it may be matter of debate whether its origin was religious or secular, and what part was played by different elements.⁷ - [Previous: c10.s7.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c10.s7.166) - [Next: c10.s7.168](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c10.s7.168) - [Up: c10.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c10.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c10.s7.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c10.s7.167) · Pramāṇa