• Dr. Darshini Dadawala

Abstract: Themes and stories relating to friendship abound in various literary texts, both fictional and autobiographical. Such themes are found in both prose and poetry. This paper highlights how the famous medieval-era Gujarati poet Narsinh Mehta deals with the sentiment of friendship between Sudama and Lord Krishna in his narrative poetry titled “Sudama Charit’. The paper also brings out the distinctiveness of this narrative, as it not only focuses on the importance and sublime character of the friendship between Sudama and Lord Krishna but also brings to light the strong character of Sushila, wife of Sudama. During the period when it was not commonplace among poets to glorify the role of women characters, Narsinh Mehta departs from this practice by projecting Sudama-Patni as a character equal in importance to Sudama and Lord Krishna in the unfolding of this ever-lasting narrative.

Index Terms - Sudama Charit, Sudama Charitra, Lord Krishna, Narrative Poems in Gujarati

"THEMES OF FRIENDSHIP IN GUJARATI LITERATURE: A CASE STUDY OF ADI KAVI NARSINH MEHTA’S ‘SUDAMA CHARIT’ AND THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SUDAMA-PATNI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.479-482, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901565.pdf

"THEMES OF FRIENDSHIP IN GUJARATI LITERATURE: A CASE STUDY OF ADI KAVI NARSINH MEHTA’S ‘SUDAMA CHARIT’ AND THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SUDAMA-PATNI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp479-482, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901565.pdf