Abstract

The concept of intertextuality as given by Julia Kristeva has been put to perennial use in the Indian literature(s). Many writers have recreated the previous works from a different point of view. The Mahabharata is one among them, it has been the nucleus around which many poems, plays, and novels have been built up. In such an epic Draupadi occupies the central position, mostly as the embodiment of sacrifice and suffering. This paper shall highlight the injustices Draupadi, as a woman, faces during her lifetime and how she has become a symbol of resilience in modern Indian literature.

Keywords

• Myth,
• Feminist Study,
• Resilience,
• Sacrifice,
• Polyandry

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