Voice of unsung mythical women: Revisionist mythology in
Kavita kane’s works
author : kavita kane
books : • The karna’s wife : The outcast’s queen
• Sita’s sister
• Menaka’s choice
• Lanka’s princess
• Ahalya’s Awakening
• The fisher queen’s dynasty
• Saraswati’s gift
theory to be used : deconstruction theory
Author Kavita Kane uses multiple methods of revising myths in her
books. Mythology is used as a huge canvas and a tool for women to
begin their voyage by interpreting and questioning the old texts to
portray the hidden strength and limitation of the female characters. In
particular, the characters that Kavita Kane focuses on are not the main
female protagonist but rather the ” voiceless” or ” hidden ”
marginalised characters, who are in control of the main narration
instead of just being pawns in the plot set in motion by men.
Mythology often poses this question ” how much you can escape
from the fate and how much do you succumb to it “.
Discuss in detail about the ” agency ” that Kane gives the “other” much neglected female characters in her books which puts them in a high place in history and allows the readers to see these women for their enormous strength and presence
in literary tradition.
