Padmini is a beautiful young woman who is the object of desire of both Devadatta and Kapila. She chooses Devadatta because she is attracted by his intelligence but she comes to realize that her sharp tongue is too much for his sensitive nature....
Girish Karnad employs the dichotomy of order and disorder in his play Hayavadana, to challenge social norms, question conventional definitions of identity and highlight the complexity of human existence. By deconstructing traditional boundaries...
In Hayavadana, Karnad sees man at the centre of the universe and his turning point in life is his choice of freedom with which he becomes the maker of himself. He is always in quest for completeness and is always in search of his identity, being...
Hayavadana study guide contains a biography of Girish Karnad, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.