This document provides biographical information about the author T.P. Kailasam and summarizes his play "The Purpose", which features Eklavya as the tragic hero. Eklavya is a skilled archer from a lower caste who teaches himself after being denied instruction from the teacher Drona. Though more skilled than Arjuna, Eklavya is forced to cut off his thumb as a tribute to Drona. As a result, he loses his ability and ambition despite having a noble character and purpose. The document analyzes how Eklavya faces adversity from the caste system but ultimately emerges as a talented yet helpless figure in the play.

1. Name:- Rathod Neha R.
Class:- M.A. Sem- 1
Roll No:- 33
Email Id:- neharathod108@gmail.com
Year:- 2015 – 2016
Paper No:- 4
Topic:- Eklaya as a Tragic Hero

2. T.P. Kailasam born in 1884
and death in 1946.
The purpose written over a
period of six Years, is a tragedy
in two acts; the main characters
are Ekalavya, Arjuna and
Drona.
He is a one of the makers of
modern Kannada drama.
He was dramatist, poet and
writer in Kannada and
English.

3.  Aristotle agrees with the condition of–
“Rather Good Man’’ as ideal tragic hero who
comes to bed end with an ideal situations.

4. /
Eklavya was a young
prince of the Nishadha.
Aimbition to be the
best archer.
He was a son of Vyatraj
Hiranyadhanus.

5. .
1)Guru Drona teaches only to
princes
‘ Indian caste& creed system
where a talented 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 learner 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. Seeing his Guru’s
dilemma, Eklavya
willingly gives his ‘Right
Hand Thumb’ as Daxina
to Guru Drona.
He become a ‘Scapegoat’ of
dominated of caste
hierarchy.
He has to pay fee because of
his ambition to learn
archery.

8. Eklavya faces all the problems and comes out
with flying colors and emerge as the tragic hero of
the play-‘The Purpose’
The loyal Eklaya cripples himself, and he
himself reducing his ability as in archer.
Belonging to the lower class he becomes victim
of domain society.
Thought he has quality he become helpless
character in whole play.

9. 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
neither Guru Drona nor
Arjuna.

10.  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.

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