The Animorgas the Tool for the Sub Version of Gender Norms in Nagamandala : A Posthuman Analysis

Abstract

“Mythology is a subjective truth. Every culture imagines life in a specific way,” says Devdutt Patanaik. Mythology refers to the study of various collections of myth, which basically comprises oral narratives of people trying to explain the phenomenon of their natural surroundings, which might also include some supernatural beings. There are various mythological traditions across the world. And these myths vary according to the subjective truths. Myths form the basis of many cultures and religions. And these myths fascinate writers so much that they try to include those mythological elements in their writings. Nagamandala [or originally titled Nagamandala in Kannada] is one such famous play written by Girish Karnad in the year 1990, where the playwright had incorporated various mythological elements. Girish Karnad through his work tries to bring out the various social discriminations prevailing in the society. The themes of the independent nature of oral tradition and the art of storytelling, the predicament of female protagonists who were marginalized by the upper strata of the society, especially by men, the ill treatment endured by the ‘Other’ which includes not just the marginalized human beings but also the non-human beings as like the Cobra in the play etc.