in English language has its base n the myth that has been passed on from generations. Like many Indian English writers writing in English Girish Karnad is of no exception. In his writings the mythological aspects echo throughout. His plays like ‘Hayavadana’, ‘The Fire and The Rplay hain’ and ‘Nagmandala’ are based on the myths but Karnad gives an approach to myth in a different way. His plays originate from the myths of Indian legends but in the course of the play hee insert some of the acts which
Another play in this series was Hayavadana which elevated women on a pedastal higher than that of the man. Its theme was borrowed from Kathasaritasagar, a collection of Sanskrit stories. It has a complicated, bizzare plot consisting of two close friends Devdatta and Kapila. It is based on a tale from Vetala Panchavimshika but Karnad borrowed it from Thomas Mann's Transposed Head. It is a play on the mad dance of incompleteness and a search for identity in a world of tangled relationships. Devdatta