Matrix of feminism in epics: A study

Abstract

Feminism in the great epics of India is always a centre of attraction for discussions. The women writers emerged after eighteen century focused on the problems of women who were misinterpreted by the male writers which the women writers thought. They came forward to write raising their voice against the atrocities of men against women in all sorts of fields. They also criticized the epic writers who portrayed women as the slaves of men. In this way some feminist writers try to re-write epic characters in the feminist perspectives. The paper deals with Draupadi’s problems in the feministic perspectives portrayed by different Indian women writers.