Draupadi

interprets the epic – Mahabharat which provides a complete narrative. She gives a stronger role to the women of the story, and portrays them as equals in society. This paper aims at the new perspective given to Panchali by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Draupadi has been portrayed mostly negatively in Hindu society in India and we will fail to find girls being named after her. Many believe that it was her headstrong actions that brought about the destruction of the Third Age of Man. She is known to be a

The Mahabharata (composed between 300 BC and 300 AD) has the honor of being the longest epic in world literature, 100,000 2-line stanzas (although the most recent critical edition edits this down to about 88,000), making it eight times as long as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey together, and over 3 times as long as the Bible (Chaitanya vii). According to the Narasimhan version, only about 4000 lines relate to the main story; the rest contain additional myths and teachings. In other words, theMahabharata resembles

Divakaruni chose Draupadi as a strong willed and determined character from Mahabharata as 'Sutradhar' in her novel the palace of illusions. Draupadi is the daughter of King Draupad of Panchaal and wife of five Pandavs. Draupadi is born of fire and therefore the has a dark complexion, through her complexion and her skin tone she connects

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel, The Palace of Illusions is the epitome of feminism. It retells the story of Mahabharata from the view point of Draupadi, the daughter of King Drupad. The delicate threads of her life have beautifully been interwoven to bring forth a grasping story. Chitra Banerjee has herself written “I would uncover the story that lay invisible between the lines of the men’s exploits. Better still I would have her one of her tell it herself, with all her joys and doubts, her struggles

their myths which include people such as Herakles and Antigone or in continuation, a very intelligent and strong person such as India’s Draupadi. There are a vast amount of heroes and anti-heroes present in David A. Leeming’s The World of Myth, and each manage to overcome colossal obstacles or leave a legacy in both passive and active manners. For instance, Draupadi from India is a passive woman throughout the chapter, however at the end she becomes an active character, and the reader grasps how intelligent

the character of Draupadi as a fiery female, redefines the role of women, issue of subjectivity can be witnessed and her psychological makeup is evident clearly.It creates an admired feminine portrait which is both modern and timeless. Panchaali wallows in anger and helplessness when Kunti come to a decision that all her five sons should join in matrimony with Draupadi. She presumes that Arjun would stand up for her and speak up for her that she is only married to him. But Draupadi is disillusioned

This story ‘Draupadi’ is written by Mahasweta Devi. Mahasweta Devi is a famous novelist and story writer. She writes many novels and story. She was awarded the Padmasree in 1986. The women characters in her works are stronger when compared to men. In ‘Breast Giver’ too all the story revolves around Jashoda. In every novel or in every story she takes women as a leading hero. Draupadi is one of the most famous stories of Mahasweta Devi. It is set among the tribal in Bengal, Draupadi. In this story

entirety of the narrative. This character is Draupadi, the daughter of Drupada and wife to the Pandava brothers. Draupadi has a firm sense of her beliefs, acts for herself, upholds the values of the culture, and holds others to the same standard of virtuous behavior. Draupadi has a strong sense of what she believes are ethical decisions and attitudes, and she lets these beliefs guide her actions. Dhritarashtra, the king of Hastinapur, said of Draupadi “‘Daughter, even in this trial you have stood

fantasized from the perspective of one of the characters of magnanimous, timeless and mythological tale- Mahabharata. Written in the first person narrative, The Palace of Illusions is a feminist perspective of Mahabharata. Told through the eyes of Draupadi, from the time of her mystical birth till her divine ending, the novel is a highly fictionalized work of literature which talks about the life of a princess who was born human but was expected to be

believe that it is fate that determines the course that one’s life will take; they often overlook karma, a direct result of our decisions and choices that decides how our life pans out Krishna’s words to Draupadi- “Just as we cast off worn clothes and wear new ones, when the times arrives, the soul casts off the body and finds a new one to work out its karma. Therefore the wise grieve neither for the living nor the dead.” Karma is the sum of a person's actions