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Silenced No More: Decoding Female Agency and Narrative Voice in Divakaruni’s The Palace of Illusions

Author(s) Dr. Pavithra R
Country India
Abstract Taking a cue from postmodernist writing from across the world, and considering the postmodern concepts of fragmentation and deconstruction, it is possible to recognize and appreciate some of the recent works of Indian English writing that deals with retelling the Myths as its main theme. Myths have always been a source of fascination to its readers as they represent the flawless nature that makes one God-like. The present day works that ‘revision’ these Myths seem to give the celestial beings a near human form and voice. The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’ s (Divakaruni) one such novel written with the backdrop of the mythical tale of Mahabharata. The author brings in the identity catastrophes by re-telling the story through the eyes and voice of Panchaali (Draupadi) from a feminist point of view giving it a ‘woman centered’ slant. The tale otherwise renowned for the masculine skill of manipulation in war, finds a totally diverse approach. The paper argues that the appropriation of the narration by Draupadi, is an instance of re-visioning of the master – narrative of Vyasa Mahabharata, in order to retrieve the muted voice of Draupadi.
Keywords Female Agency, Fragmentation and Deconstruction, Myth Retelling, Postmodernism, Narrative Re-visioning, Mahabharata, Woman-centered Narrative, Identity and Voice.
Field Arts
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On 2025-05-16
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.44769
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9kfs5
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