Hello readers! I am the student of English Language and Literature, and here i would like to share my academic work.

1. Welcome… .
❖ Name :- Virani Dhara R.
❖ Sem:- 1 M.A.(English)
Roll no. :- 06
❖ Subject :- India Writing In English
❖ Topic:- Eklavya in Mahabharata &The purpose
❖ Email id :- dharavirani601@gmail.com
❖ Submitted to :- smt Gardi MKBU,English Dept.
❖ Year :- 2019-2021

2. INTRODUCTION
● T. P. Kailasam (1884-1946) was
a prominent playwright, writer,
and a poet of kannada and
English.
● His popular plays are
● Fulfilment
● The purpose
● The Brahmin's Curse

3. The Purpose
● Divided into two acts.
● Central theme: based on Adi
Parva of The Mahabharata.
● Central Character: Eklavya,
Drona, and Arjuna.
● The purpose of learning
archery

4. Eklavya in the The Mahabharata
● Eklavya’s story based on Adi-
parva from Mahabharata.
● He was Nishada boy , poor
hunter from tribal community.
● Aim to learn archery from Drona
to save deer in the forest.
● Neglected by guru Drona
because of lawer caste.

5. ● He made a statue of his guru Drona and start his
practice of archery.
● After many years Drona and Arjuna became knew
that he became good archer and Arjuna became
angry.
● When Drona asked his Gurudakshina at that time
Eklavya gave his thumb without any hasitation.
● Here Eklavya represent as voicelessand subletern ,
and only story of great archer Arjuna as a ‘ hero’.
But, “ What about Eklavya? “

6. Eklavya in The purpose
● Eklavya in The purpose is like
‘hero’ because kailasam gave
him a ‘voice’.
● His aim for learn archery is make
him nobel.
● Even he was eager to learn
archery by try to understand,
CON… CEN. … . TRA… TION!

7. “ I LOVE ALL LITTLE MAN OF ALL CASTE
ALIKE”
● We can find power and the voice in the character of
Eklavya by his dialogue like
Arjuna:- “AN ARYA IS AN ARYA! AND A
NISHAADA
IS ONLY A LOW -BORN NISHAADA!”
Eklavya:- “PRIDE IN ONE’S CASTE MORE THAN
IN
ONE’S POWER TO DO GOOD.”

8. Eklarya in present world
Hichhku
Super 30

9. Thank you…
… .