The Purpose by T.P.Kailasam
We study about Indian writing in
English to Indian writer like T.P.Kailasam. He was
written at different and post colonial thinks in portrayed Ekalavya character.
The Purpose by T. P. Kailasam is a drama in two acts. The story is based on
Adiparva from ‘The Mahabharata”. As we
see that in the story how Kailasam given margin and criticize to Arjun and Dhrona Characters. The
story moves around Ekalavya and Arjun and their purpose behind learning
archery. Both want to learn archery from the great Dronacharya. But we see post colonial thinks in Ekalavya characters
are center and periphery to Ajuna’s character. When the story goes that ancient
time in only for Brahmins teaching
to Shatriya, not any other caste person. Ekalavya was lower caste person and he
was learning to Dronacharya. He was teaching to great Raja and his sons.
We see in the story of Ekalavya that
Dronacharya teaches archery to Arjuna but cannot accept Ekalavya proposal
because of his promise to Arjuna. Arjuna wants to become the great archer of
the world. And Ekalavya explains that he wants to learn archery to save lives
of innocent animals. Arjuna’s purpose behind learning archery is self centered
while Ekalavya purpose is noble.
But we see that
Ekalavya purpose was diffenrt to Arjuna and how Kailasam given image to Drona
was bad teacher and only selfish to his economy, politics and love of Arjuna.
We see in the 2nd act Ekalavya is far ahead than Arjuna in archery.
In anger Arjuna says that he will tell everyone that Guru Drona has not kept
his vow. To save his Guru from social criticism Ekalavya gives his thumb as
gurudakshina. After giving his thumb in gurudakshina Ekalavya realizes that his
purpose behind learning archery was to save lives of innocent animals but now
he cannot look into the eyes of the animals. The drama ends with Ekalavya
crying. How we see colonial thinks in Ekalavya was center and how his voice against
to society. The readers are looking at one story from different perspectives
and that are of the writers.
Kailasam created
truths in their individual perspectives. Their individual perspectives are contradictory.
The Mahabharata is the story of kings and prices and in The Purpose T. P.
Kailasam has given voice to a marginalized. Kailasam has given different point
of view and he was center in The Purpose but The Mahabharata marginalized
character and Arjuna becomes hero and center to tem. When time goes ahead
Kailasam portrayed post
colonial thinks and subaltern can voice to society. In this
story we see to Ekalavya was hero and only for fault of Dronacharya.
So we can say that post
colonial thinks and center became periphery and periphery became center in the
story. We cannot prove Ved Vyasa right and T. P. Kailasam wrong. So the
reality presented by the writers is just their individual perspective not the
truth.
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