Existentialist Theory and its Depiction in the Character of Rani in Girish Karnad's Play Nagamandala

Abstract

This paper deals with existentist theory and its application in a female character named Rani who performs the role of a protagonist in Girish Karnad's play Nagamandala. Existentialism came into prominent in 20^th century when 1^st and 2^nd World War happened and it is remarkable by the writing of Girish Karnad  in his so many characters and specially in the character Rani in Nagamandala.