• Dr. J. Priya

Girish Karnad is a shining star in the galaxy of leading Indian English playwrights. Karnad has realistic approach to life in all his plays. His characters are not mere flesh and blood individuals but broad representatives of their class and ideology. The play Tale-Danda helps the society in understanding the reality around them especially the counter point to the patriarchal structures of the classical texts and institutions. Women Characters are aware of their position in the society and household levels. Even though the men are educated and make voices for the quality and social reform for the upliftment of women, in actual practice they are generally found to be chauvinistic, selfish and oppressive and treat their women unsympathetically. In Indian society a woman is said to be complete only after her marriage. For woman, the house is said to be an expression of her freedom; it is her domain. This paper explores oppression and repression of patriarchal order, the evils of gender discrimination in Indian society.

patriarchal structures, oppression and repression, gender discrimination

"GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN GIRISH KARNAD’S TALE-DANDA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.301-304, January-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101040.pdf

"GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN GIRISH KARNAD’S TALE-DANDA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no. pp301-304, January-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101040.pdf