Yajnaseni (play)

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Yajnaseni
Womanhood, Property, War, Politics
GenreEpic theatre
SettingPanchal, Hastinapur, Indraprastha and Kurukshetra
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Yajnaseni (

The Mahabharata and Odia novel Yajnaseni by Pratibha Ray.[1] This play has been staged in Nepal, India and United States
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Suman Pokhrel rendered the story into a solo play in Nepali by bringing the character Yajnaseni alone in the scenes. Pokhrel has personalized the play while maintaining the basic concept of the original story of Draupadi.[2]

The story revolves around Draupadi, who is also known as Yajnaseni and is one of the lead characters from the famous Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. The play is a neo-interpretation of Mahabharata from Yajnaseni's perspective.[3][4]

Aarohan Theatre Group prepared Yajnaseni for stage show for the first time.[4] It was first performed in Irving Arts Center in Texas, United States, on October 2, 2016, as a premiere show before its two-month long U.S. tour.[5] Sunil Pokharel has directed this play and Nisha Sharma performed the role of Yajnaseni on stage.[4]

The play was later performed at Ritwik Sadan in Kalyani, West Bengal in India on 11 January 2017 as a part of 12th Ramdhanu Nattyamela organized by Kalyani Kalamandalam.[6][7]

SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council Nepal[8]

References

  1. ^ "निशा र सुनिलको जोडीले टेक्सासका नेपालीलाई चखाए नाटकको स्वाद".
  2. ^ "Sunil Pokharel on US tour with two solo plays".
  3. ^ Yajnaseni, 2016, Aarohan Gurukul p. 2
  4. ^ a b c "छुट्टाछुट्टै 'सोलो' नाटक लिएर अमेरिका जाँदै सुनील-निशा दम्पती".
  5. ^ "टेक्ससको ड्यालसमा निशाको 'याज्ञसेनी' प्रदर्शित (फोटो फिचर)".
  6. ^ "12th Ramdhanu Nattyamela". Kalyani, West Bengal. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  7. ^ Sushil Poudel, Kolkota (13 January 2017). "द्रौपदीका आँखाबाट महाभारत" [The Mahabharata in Draupadi's Perspective]. Kathmandu. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  8. ^ Event Nepal. "Yajnaseni (याज्ञसेनी) – Untold Story of Draupadi". Kathmandu. Retrieved 2021-11-28.