• Kushma Kumari

India is a country known for its rich and varied religions and cultures. One thing which is unchangeable in India is the caste/class consciousness in the minds of the Indians. This crucial anticonscious leads to the marginalization of the people belonging to the lower class that has been there from the ancient period. This kind of marginalization leads to the destruction of and sometimes aggressive reaction of marginalized people. Kavita Kane’s novel Karna’s wife – The Outcast’s Queen shows how caste plays a very decisive role in a person’s life and how a person’s status is upturned. Kavita Kane views mythology as a reflection of the Indian culture. This paper is an attempt to study how caste is perceived by the characters in this novel, which is a retelling of Mahabharata. It also tries to prove that marginalization in the name of caste can lead to inhuman acts and destruction.

Destiny Diverged- the Case of Caste in Kavita Kane’s Karna’s Wife

"Destiny Diverged- the Case of Caste in Kavita Kane’s Karna’s Wife", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.276-280, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06058.pdf

"Destiny Diverged- the Case of Caste in Kavita Kane’s Karna’s Wife", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp276-280, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06058.pdf