• Mrs. S.RAMYA

Indian writers in English especially dramatists were on the search for new avenues for their creation. Folk tales, mythologies, episodes from epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata lent themselves admirably to their cause. During the late nineteenth century professional companies in Karnataka and Maharashtra began to stage mythological plays. A myth is defined as a legend, a story, a saga of superhuman will, courage and strength handed down to the people by word of mouth over a long period of time, and put it into written form by poets who made changes in theme whenever it suited their purposes to do so. Karnad widely uses episodes from Indian mythology as a base for his plays. Myths and legends have an enduring significance for the fundamental human obsessions. Indian writing in English is a product of our history. It is a product of our culture. Drama cannot be thought of without the possibility of its performance. All Indian literature for centuries had been drawing on myths. The plays taken for this study both Hayavadana and Nagmandala are mythical and folkloristic. While Nagamandala is formed on two Kannada folk-tales, Hayadana is moulded from the story of the Vetalapanchavimsati, of Thomas Mann and of Karnad’s invention. This paper concentrates on these famous plays in terms of the use of Hindu mythology. It also focuses on the use of Hindu mythological elements like Gods and Goddesses, animals etc. It further verifies the mythological authenticity by comparing the Hindu mythology and Karnad’s use of it.

A Study of Hindu Mythology in Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana and Nagamandala

"A Study of Hindu Mythology in Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana and Nagamandala", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.312-316, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06067.pdf

"A Study of Hindu Mythology in Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana and Nagamandala", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp312-316, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06067.pdf