Mapping the Reiteration of Mythical Tales in Indian Literature during Post-Independent and Modern Times
Keywords:
Myth, Mythology, Tales, Epics, Fiction, NovelAbstract
Present research paper aims at inquiring the initiation of retelling the mythical tales in post-independence India. Indian, especially Hindu mythology is a rich heritage of the nation and people know about most the stories irrespective of the faith they follow. At the dusk of 20th century and the dawn of 21st century, there has been a great resurgence of weaving these mythical tales, either from celebrated epic duo of India, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, or from other mythical tales from Veda, Upanishad and other Puranas. Numerous fictional and non-fictional writers have taken up one or more themes from these sources and crafted wonderful literary works. This research paper also examines the reasons behind this, not so sudden but not so noticed, phenomena of reiterating mythologies of India.
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