Volume 17, No. 1, 2020
Reconstruction Of The Character ‘Draupadi’ In The Novel Mahabharati: An Analysis
LIPIKA DAS
Abstract
India is a rich country with its own culture. The contribution of Indian literature to the field of literature is also prominent. The epic “The Mahabharata” is one of the most important part of Indian classical literature. It is not just an epic, but it can be taken as a living document of the prevailing social system of that time. Draupadi, an important female character of this epic, is taken by Babita Borah Gogoi in her novel “Mahabharati”. Usually in other classical novels, the writer presents the character from his own point of view or from the point of view of the original author. But in this case, the exceptional writer has studied the various psychological aspects of the character and presented the character from her own point of view. The character has analyzed itself through various levels such as instability, existential and identity crisis etc. and has sought to establish itself in its own way. This paper is the study about how the central character, nurtured by the feminist notion of introspection, constructed itself and represented all women.
Pages: 477-481
Keywords: Mahabharati, Draupadi, Existence, Identity, Reconstruction, Instability, Introspection, Dharma, Exploitation