Home | Books By Year | Books from 1984
Yajnaseni (novel)
Buy Yajnaseni (novel) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the book. And once you've experienced the book, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Yajnaseni: the story of Draupadi'[http://www.worldcat.org/title/yajnaseni-the-story-of-draupadi/oclc/34919635&referer=brief_results WorldCat book listing] is a 1984 Odia language novel by Pratibha Ray. The story revolves around Draupadi from the famous epic 'Mahabharatha'. The word 'Yajnaseni' means a woman born out of fire. The book has been translated into various languages, including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada,
Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Nepali and Hungarian.Jagannathan, Prema. 'The Mahabharata and Contemporary Indian Novel: Shashi Tharoor, Pratibha Ray', S.l. Bhyrappa. New Delhi: Prestige Books, 2010.
This novel has been rendered into a theatrical play in Nepali by Suman Pokhrel.
Awards
* Sarala Award, 1990
* Moortidevi Award, 1991
References
Buy Yajnaseni (novel) now from Amazon
<-- Return to books from 1984