M.K. Bhavnagar university

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

T.P. Kailasam born in 1884 and death in 1946.

Introduction of Writer

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.

Eklavya – as a tragic heroWhat kind of character is tragic hero ?

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

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The Purpose’’ describe different character of Eklaya than the great epic

- Mahabharata

Eklavya was a young prince of the Nishadha.

Aimbition to be the best archer.

He was a son of Vyatraj Hiranyadhanus.

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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)

Guru Drona’s refusal to Eklavya

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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.

Self – Learner : Eklavya

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Seeing his Guru’s dilemma, Eklavya willingly gives his ‘Right Hand Thumb’ as Daxina to Guru Drona.

Tragedy arises when guru Drona refuses him to teach though he takes

DAXINA

He become a ‘Scapegoat’ of dominated of caste hierarchy.

He has to pay fee because of his ambition to learn archery.

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.

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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.

Because of his own Error of judgment, he become the tragic hero

of the play.

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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Thank you…