In Girish Karnad's play Hayavadana, the transposing of heads serves as a central metaphor and thematic device, exploring identity, the duality of human nature, and the search for completeness. This incident forms the crux of the narrative, raising philosophical questions about the relationship between the mind, body, and self.The Incident of Transposing Heads The...

In "Hayavadana", the dolls are used as a prop by Girish Karnad in order to suggest the inner conflict of the beautiful Padmini. Though in writing this play, Karnad was influenced by the folk theatrical convention, doll-episode is remarkably his own innovation which helps him clarifying to the audience the psychological dilemma of the characters.          ...

Girish Karnad, one of the major dramatists of the Kannada theatre, seized with the theme of incompleteness, imperfection in his successful play, "Hayavadana". Moutushi Chakravartee in "Myth and Symbol as Metaphor: A Re-consideration of Red Oleanders and Hayavadana" calls such an attempt...

"Hayavadana", one of the most successful stage plays by Girish Karnad is strikingly popular for its traditional structure and modern theme. Girish Karnad as an important Kannda playwright very tactically mingles these two things. Here he uses various traditional features like worshipping of God, use of mask, half curtain, the character of Sutradhar (Bhagavata), music, chorus etc....

In "Hayavadana", Girish Karnad represents the Goddess Kali ironically. She appears as a character in the play, and she does not help the characters in solving their problems, rather she puts all three unfortunate beings, Kapila, Devadatta and Padmini through a series of cruel difficulties. When Devadatta and Kapila sacrifice their lives, the Goddess instead of expressing sympathy, ...

Girish Karnad is one of the most important Indian English playwrights who creates characters in order to expose his intention and to fulfil his intention as well. In "Hayavadana", one of the most successful stage-plays by him, he also does not deviate from his thought. Here he creates the character of Padmini's son to show the modern theme of the play.        ...