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Yajnaseni (novel)

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Yajnaseni: the story of Draupadi[1] is an award-winning 1984 Odia language novel by Pratibha Ray. The story revolves around Draupadi from the famous epic Mahabharatha. The word Yajnaseni means a woman born out of fire. The book has been translated to various languages, including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali and Hungarian.[2]

Awards

Sarala Award, 1990
Moorti Devi Award, 1991

References

  1. ^ WorldCat book listing
  2. ^ Jagannathan, Prema. The Mahabharata and Contemporary Indian Novel: Shashi Tharoor, Pratibha Ray, S.l. Bhyrappa. New Delhi: Prestige Books, 2010.