Author(s): Meena Kumari

Abstract: 'Madhvi' is an age-old story of women living and dying in traditional cultural-moral confines, whose consciousness, intelligence, thinking-vision, thought-conscience have been deliberately pushed to the margins by the patriarchal system. The purpose of this paper is to understand the cruel story of the transformation of Madhavi, who is gifted with unique and divine qualities (Possessing intact virginity and becoming the mother of Chakravarti sons) by a father and lover dyed in the dark hues of idealism and greatness, and then the conceptual journey and development process of her becoming an idealist woman in the context of motherly role.

Keywords: Drama, Mahabharata, Women’s Identity, Intact virginity, Everlasting youth, Patriarchy

Article Info: Received: 18 Sep 2024; Received in revised form: 17 Oct 2024; Accepted: 24 Oct 2024; Available online: 30 Oct 2024

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.95.40