Which of these do M K Naik and Shyamala Narayan claim about Indian English Drama in Indian English Literature: 1980-2000: A Critical Survey?

The correct option is: It is the sick man of Indian English literature.

In their comprehensive critical study titled Indian English Literature 1980-2000: A Critical Survey, the prominent scholars M. K. Naik and Shyamala A. Narayan evaluate the development of various literary genres in Indian English writing.
When examining the state of drama during this period, they point out its relative lack of growth, production, and thematic development compared to the flourishing genres of fiction and poetry.
To highlight this stagnation and the paucity of performable, high-quality plays, they describe Indian English Drama as "the sick man of Indian English literature," emphasizing its weak and struggling condition within the literary landscape.