Draupadi: Revisioning the Mythical Character in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s the Palace of Illusions

Soma Guha Das, Shiony Das

2023

Abstract

In mythology, Draupadi is a very significant woman who speaks her mind with an unbending will in the male-dominated world. Her unconventional marriages and her active role in the fatal battle recognized her as different from others. Women’s writing is a medium of expression and an outlet for one’s emotions and desires. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Palace of Illusions is a judicious retelling, reinterpreting of the Mahabharata myth from a feminist perspective. She analyses the fact that since ancient times women have been cornered and marginalized in society. The events of Mahabharata are narrated by Panchali, whose voice acquires universal significance. It has surely achieved momentum in the present scenario. This paper is going to explore the elaborate implanted in the characterization of Draupadi, the mythical character through the words of the female mind of the author, in this novel. It further discusses the effrontery of Draupadi as the expression of her intricate relationships with Karna, Krishna and her Palace are the incomprehensibility of her enigmatic psyche.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Guha Das S. and Das S. (2023). Draupadi: Revisioning the Mythical Character in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s the Palace of Illusions. In Proceedings of the 1st Pamir Transboundary Conference for Sustainable Societies - Volume 1: PAMIR; ISBN 978-989-758-687-3, SciTePress, pages 992-995. DOI: 10.5220/0012534100003792

in Bibtex Style

@conference{pamir23,
author={Soma Guha Das and Shiony Das},
title={Draupadi: Revisioning the Mythical Character in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s the Palace of Illusions},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st Pamir Transboundary Conference for Sustainable Societies - Volume 1: PAMIR},
year={2023},
pages={992-995},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012534100003792},
isbn={978-989-758-687-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st Pamir Transboundary Conference for Sustainable Societies - Volume 1: PAMIR
TI - Draupadi: Revisioning the Mythical Character in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s the Palace of Illusions
SN - 978-989-758-687-3
AU - Guha Das S.
AU - Das S.
PY - 2023
SP - 992
EP - 995
DO - 10.5220/0012534100003792
PB - SciTePress