This document summarizes the Kannada play "The Purpose" by T.P. Kailasam. It focuses on the characters of Arjune and Eklavya, who were both master archers and students of Guru Dronacharya. While Arjune was a prince, Eklavya was from a lower caste. The play highlights Eklavya's ambition and talent for archery, diverging from the original Mahabharata story by bringing more attention to Eklavya's character and tragic fate when he gives up his thumb to Dronacharya.

1. M K Bhavnagar university
 Name – Devluk Drashti M
 Roll – 11
 MA – 1
 Sem – 1
 Sub – Indian Writing in English Pre
independent
 Topic - Character of Eklavya And Arjune
 Year – 2015 - 2016

2. Character of
Eklavya
And
Arjune

3. T. P. Kailasam
 Born – 1884
 Died - 1946
 He was father of
mordant Kennard
drama.
 He was the prominent
writer of Kannad
literature.

4. About play
 The Purpose highlight Eklavya’s ambition
 The play deviled into two act.
 In the play two main characters like Arjune
and Eklavya.
 Both are best archer ,both are student of
Guru Dronacharya.
 Eklavya was tragic hero in the play.


5. Arjune
 Arjune was a hero of
this play.
 Arjune is one of the
son of Pandava.
 He belongs to royal
family.
 He has the aim to
become worlds
number one archer.

6. Eklavya
 Eklavya’s character is
considered important
in the Purpose.
 Ekavya is a lowborn
hero.
 He really likes the
teach Guru
Dronacharya but he
knows he belongs to
lower class.

7.  T P Kailasam’sThe Purpose is biased on
‘Mahabharata’.
 In the Mahabharata highlight the character of
Arjuna but inThe Purpose highlight the
character of Eklavya.
 Kailasam tried to high-light something which
in original myth was neglected.

8.  When Guru knows Eklavya is also best
archer.
 Eklavya give his thumb to Drone but at the
end repents because it become burls in
Purpose.
 Kailasam tried to gave justice to Eklavya’s
character.