• S. Bharathi

Hema Pande is an author based in Gurgaon. She has so far published about ten books of tales collected from different countries of the world and it includes Folktales from around the World (2013). Of the fourteen tales in the collection, two stories namely “Vimla and the Seven Thieves” and “The Merchant’s Bride” are selected for a comparative thematic study, for, though the first one is from India (East) and the second one is from Norway (West), they invariably try to convey an instructive message that a woman in any culture must be a protector of her own self personally and her family ultimately. The objective of the study is to show that around the world people try to resolve their everyday problems through creative representations (here it is the folktales). It is also attempted to find the analogy between the archetypes found in these tales.

Folktales—West and East—Hema Pande—Archetypes—thematic study—resolving everyday problems with wise conduct of life—women as protectors—acceptance of the evil, the cunning and the wicked

"Imparting Wise Conduct of Life through Folktales: A Thematic Study of Hema Pande’s “Vimla and the Seven Thieves” and “The Merchant’s Bride” ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.417-422, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907946.pdf

"Imparting Wise Conduct of Life through Folktales: A Thematic Study of Hema Pande’s “Vimla and the Seven Thieves” and “The Merchant’s Bride” ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp417-422, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907946.pdf