An Analysis of the Feminine Psyche: How Chauvinism Triggered the Chain of Destruction in Sharath Komarraju's The Queens of Hastinapur.

Abstract

This novel by Sharath Kommaraju prioritizes the chronicles of eminent women who are responsible for the reversal of direction
historically. “They claim to know her because she is unknowable. They see her form because she is formless. They speak on her behalf because
she never utters a word”. Ganga formulates the narrative within her chronicles of the three Queens of Hastinapur, including Gandhari, Pritha or
Kunti, and Madri. Present-day cultural feminists surmise that the conventional realm of women renders the kernel of the enunciation of a
benignant worldview, in which one can steer clear of the baleful masculine suasions that restrain universally. Modern cultural feminists, therefore,
reckon the political significance of women perchance ensued from orthodox women’s lifestyle and extended to the universal dominion.
 Gandhari, Pritha, and Madri’s pretensions and confrontations, though justified individually, engendered an Epic War of devastation,
though victorious remains vanquished. Neither Gandhari’s projection (for Bhishma’s iniquitous to her) nor Pritha’s/Kunti’s alienation (ignored
by her husband in favor of his second queen) and Madri’s acerbity (becomes enmeshed in the politics of power) even though rationalized from
their perspective favored in averting Epic War rather sowed the seeds for Epic War the next generation reaped the rotten fruits of (Epic War)
devastation. The author leaves it in the hands of readers to understand the painful stories of these women who unknowingly “sealed” the fates
and destinies of their children. This paper describes the significance of feminism from the psychological standpoint and autonomy by observing
and assimilating the epic women characters as exemplars and spotlighting the karmic retaliation for the actions of the invincible against the
princesses (women) of minor kingdoms for their political paramountcy. Simultaneously, the paper manages to highlight why feminism is
important in an individual’s life, why individuals, especially women, should act autonomously, what will happen if a woman’s existence is
impeded, and how it is connected to Karma.