Girish Karnad’s World of Mythopoeic Ideals

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Manisha (Department of English, G.B.D. College, Rohtak, Haryana)

Indian drama written in English by Indian playwrights makes extensive use of tradition, myths, legends and folklores. They are infact the embodiments of cultural ethos of the Indian society. They represent the underlying values and principles of life, the shared experience of the race, the rules and the codes of society. Girish Karnad is a major dramatist who has significantly gone back to the roots of Indian myth, tradition and culture and has re-created for us the rich and vibrant picture of Indian society, culture and its people.