Class Conflict in The Purpose by T. P. Kailasam

Prepared and Presented byVaidehi HariyaniBatch- 2015-17

Roll No. 22Semester 1

S. B. Gardi Department of English,Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

• T. P. Kailasam (1884 – 1946) was a prominent playwright, writer, and a poet of Kannada and English.

• His popular plays arei. Fulfilmentii. The Purposeiii. The Brahmin’s Curse

INTRODUCTION

THE PURPOSE

• Divided into two acts• Central Theme: based

on Adi Parva of The Mahabharata

• Central Characters: Eklavya, Drona, and Arjuna

• The purpose of learning archery (ધનુર્વિ��દ્યા)

MARXIST THEORY OF CLASS CONFLICT

INDIAN CONCEPT OF CLASS• General Category• Scheduled Class• Scheduled Tribe• OBC

Dominance of Power

• Arjuna is a Kshatriya– Powerful upper caste– Arjuna - arrogant and

prodigal prince

• Eklavya is a Nishadha boy– A weak person from

lower caste– Eklavya - a savior of

Animals of Jungle

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