• Immana L

Art plays a very important role in preserving the culture, value and tradition of a country over generations. One can say life is the source or art and art is simply “life reinterpreted and restructured”, as stated by Panikkar. Of the different art forms, drama is the most developed since it facilitates the audience to experience and understand the story using visual and auditory faculties. One of the great playwrights of the ancient India is Bhasa. His plays are widely read and staged all over the world. They are known for their remarkable themes, refined poetic expression and theatrical qualities. The plays are unique and have a universal appeal since the characters are shown neither as the ‘epitome of virtue’ nor as a ‘legendary villain’. Instead they are portrayed as human being exhibiting both strengths and weaknesses. This paper is an attempt to re-vision Duryodhana in Bhasa’s ‘Dutavakyam’ (The Embassy), ‘Urubhangam’ (The Broken Thighs), and ‘Pancharatram’ (The Five Nights). It throws light on Duryodhana as featured in the three plays and on the dramatist himself. The unique feature about the dramatist, Bhasa, is his ability to reshape conventional characters from the epics and portray them as people with human characteristics. Therefore, in this paper, the character of Duryodhana is re-visioned so as to bring out the individuality of Bhasa as a dramatist.

Re-Visioning Duryodhana in select plays of Bhasa

"Re-Visioning Duryodhana in select plays of Bhasa", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.19-23, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFC06005.pdf

"Re-Visioning Duryodhana in select plays of Bhasa", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. pp19-23, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFC06005.pdf