The Jnanpith award winner Girish Raghunath Karnad is an acclaimed dramatist who went back to the roots of Indian myth and tradition in order to paint a vibrant picture of the Indian society. He uses myths which are believed to be an inseparable part of the fabric of our culture. Karnad deserves much appreciation and applaudfor making an attempt to preserve them through his works. In his famous play Hayavadana Karnad takes inspiration from mythology andfolklore to address a conundrum of identity and the quest of modern man to achieve perfection. Hepresents the problems faced by man regarding his existence in this world full of tangled relationships. The world is made up of incomplete men, incomplete animals and even incomplete Gods. The paper aims at exploring the significance of myth in modern context and tries to solve the conundrum of identity in Karnad’s Hayavadana.
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Nirmala College, Ranchi
