• Dr Prachi Sathe

Abstract Literature reaches to sky heights only when subjects of life and nature are revised, revisioned and re-written with different perspectives. It not only gives a revival to literature but to human race too. Writing about myths and history of any nation has been ignited in this rejuvenated literary world. In Indian writing in English, many women writers have tried their hand in retelling the history and mythology with distinction. Through the novel The Palace of Illusions, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni retells the epic Mahabharata with female perspective, which is a scholarly comprehensive picture of epic character Draupadi, who is always a topic of contemplation and comprehension for literary people. Divakruni’s Draupadi represents a new woman portrayed with all feminine flaws. The readers enjoy the journey of her life and growth from childhood to final destination in Parva of Mahaprasthana; the path of great departure and witness her materialistic, intellectual and spiritual escalation. The great characters of this epic and their heroic acts are very close to the hearts of every Indian. Indian epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata are the treasures of didactic anecdotes and ethical statutes. Reinterpretation of these chauvinistic myths from female angle is with the intention that many hidden unsung stories and episodes would be unveiled. Thus great mythological stories are read with nuances of context without hurting or damaging their original preaching and verve.

Key Words: Contemplation, didactic, prodigious, anecdotes, verve, escalation

"Divakaruni’s Fire Borne Prodigious Princess Draupadi: A Woman of This Time", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.710-715, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906G10.pdf

"Divakaruni’s Fire Borne Prodigious Princess Draupadi: A Woman of This Time", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp710-715, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906G10.pdf