Eklavya is a Nishadha boy from the Bhal community who has an ambition to become the best archer. Though talented, he is refused training by the teacher Drona because Drona only teaches princes. Eklavya learns archery on his own through self-study using a clay image of Drona. He surpasses Arjuna in skill but is still asked by Drona to pay a guru dakshina of his right thumb so Arjuna can remain the best archer, showing how the caste system limits opportunities. Eklavya's willingness to sacrifice his thumb and skill for his ambition makes him a tragic hero in the play.

1. M.K BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Name : Maru Janak J
Roll No : 26
Enrollment No : PG 15101026
Paper No : 4 [Indian Writing In English]
Topic : Eklavya: as a Tragic Hero
Submitted To : Department Of English

3. “THE PURPOSE” describes different
character of Eklavya than great epic-
Mahabharata
Nishadha boy who
belong to Bhal
community.
Son of Vyatraj
Harinyadhary.
Ambition to be the
best archer.

4. Guru Drona’s Refusal Eklavya:
1.Guru Drona teaches only to princes
“Indian Cast & creed system Where a
telented person is not equally seen.”
2.Though he has Impersonal purpose to
Learn Archery & Has also quality but he
can’t because of his belonging.
3.Guru promise Arjuna that he becomes him
the best Archer of the world.(Partiality)

6. Fast Learn than Arjuna.
Even though, he learns himself he
embarked upon a programme of self-
study in presence of clay image of Guru
Drona.
He achieves a level of superiority in
archery than Arjuna.
He has no hunger of fame but his aim
was the welfare of helpless fawns
residing in forest. In short, he has
noble purpose to Learn archery.

7. Tragedy arises when Guru Drona
Refuses him to teach though he takes
DAXINA
Seeing his Guru’s
Dilemma,Eklavya willingly
gives his ‘Right Hand Thumb’ as
Daxina to Guru Drona.
He has to pay fee because of his
ambition to Learn archery.
He becomes a ‘Scapegoat’ of
dominated of cast hierarchy.

8. Being a Common man
Eklavya Suffers a Lot. He
Faces all problems and
comes out with flying color
and emerges as the tragic
hero of the play:“The
Purpose” by T.P.Kailasam.

9. Because of his own Error of Judgement,
he becomes the tragic hero of the play.
Because of his
Sacrifies Arjuna
becomes the best
archer of the
world.

10. Only because of his own Error
of Judgment, he suffers a lot.
Taking suddenly decision to
give Daxina leads him his
tragic end because no one can
take his responsibilities to save
his innocence animal niether
Guru Drona nor Arjuna.