• Arunakumari S
• Sowmya K N,

Girish Karnad uses animal images to portray characters' feelings, motivations, and outward appearances. Their emotions are out in front of us. Animal prints support a characterization of Girish Karnad. His characters are full-fledged people in every way—they don't only serve as the dramatist's spokesperson and also traditional animal characterization relies on their sizes, proportions, and colors to represent the outer characteristics of these creatures. Karnad too uses imagery for such reasons. The tiger, lion, buffalo, hedgehog, mongoose, leopard, horse, camel, wolf, goat, donkey, cows, water buffalo, deer, elephants, rabbits, sheep, stallion, and bulls dominate Karna d's animal imagery. The animals portrayed in artworks are either wild or domestic, based on the personality of the character or the funny or tragic event. Girish Karnad does not always mention a specific animal. Instead, he employs the terms 'animal,' 'cattle,' or 'beast' as a broad term or concept for the purposes of comparison and pinpointing - the things and behavior commonly associated with animals and also the relationship between humans, animals, and nature.

Ecocriticism, Human and Animal Relationship

"Eco-criticism: Human and non-human relationships in the play Hayavadana by Girish Karnad", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no.e572-e576, January-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301477.pdf

"Eco-criticism: Human and non-human relationships in the play Hayavadana by Girish Karnad", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no. ppe572-e576, January-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301477.pdf