Women have been an aggrieved lot down the ages. The problems faced by women are the major issues in Indian writers. Writers like Girish Karnad,Vijay Tendulkar, Kamala Markandaya et al have dealt with women-centered problems in their writings. Girish Karnad is one of the prominent writers writing in English who have focused on this issue. His play Naga Mandala reflects upon the conflicts and dilemmas faced by male authority in their societal norms. The play exposes the male bigotry and repression of women by men. Naga Mandala is a powerful portrait of the agonies and problems of the marital life. It highlights the deplorable condition of women and brings to the fore how women were suppressed mentally and physically under the male chauvinism and tyranny. In this play, Rani is a typical Indian woman who is ready to suffer at the hands of her husband without complaining, hoping that her husband will return to her in the end. Her husband Appanna is a wayward and he always tortures and condemns his wife Rani. She loves her husband but he has no interest in her because he has an extra -marital relationship with a concubine. The present paper aims at discussing the predicament of Rani , the protagonist of the play.
Research Scholar, Department of English, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
