Volume III Special Issue V May 2023

Name of Author : S Raadhai, Dr. N Geethanjali

Title of the paper : Reworking of Indian Myths in Kavita Kanes Lankas Princess

Abstract: Contemporary Indian writing has addressed a wide variety of mythology and mythological topics. The Mahabharata and The Ramayana are two of the most well-known. These two epics have been repeated and reinterpreted in numerous ways over time, making them possibly the most well-known mythological topics in Indian literature. Numerous modern authors have looked at these epics from novel viewpoints, providing new insights on the well-known narratives and characters. One of the great authors of modern Indian English literature is Kavita Kane. The quality of her feminist retellings is extremely good. In the framework of today, she has faithfully portrayed every unnamed female figures like as Uruvi, Urmila, Satyavati, Surpanakha, Menaka. Surpanaka, a notoriously lusty demon known as Ravans sister, is the subject of her novel Lankas Princess. Kane tells the tale from Surpanakas point of view, highlighting the hurts, losses, and frustrations that caused her to behave negatively.

Keywords : Mythology, Epic, Romance, Retelling, Perspective Analysis, Intertextuality, Feminism.

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Page Number : 68-71