| Yajnaseni | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Suman Pokhrel |
| Based on | The Mahabharata and Yajnaseni |
| Characters | Yajnaseni |
| Date premiered | 2 October 2016 |
| Place premiered | Irving Arts Center, Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Original language | Nepali |
| Subject | Marriage, Womanhood, Property, War, Politics |
| Genre | Epic theatre |
| Setting | Panchal, Hastinapur, Indraprastha and Kurukshetra |
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Yajnaseni (Nepali: ne:याज्ञसेनी; is a play in Nepali by Suman Pokhrel. The play is based on the Sanskrit epic The Mahabharata and Odia novel Yajnaseni by Pratibha Ray.[1] This play has been staged in Nepal, India and United States.
Suman Pokhrel rendered the story into a solo play in Nepali by bringing the character Yajnaseni alone in the scenes. Pokhrel has personalized the play while maintaining the basic concept of the original story of Draupadi.[2]
The story revolves around Draupadi, who is also known as Yajnaseni and is one of the lead characters from the famous Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. The play is a neo-interpretation of Mahabharata from Yajnaseni's perspective.[3][4]
Aarohan Theatre Group prepared Yajnaseni for stage show for the first time.[4] It was first performed in Irving Arts Center in Texas, United States, on October 2, 2016, as a premiere show before its two-month long U.S. tour.[5] Sunil Pokharel has directed this play and Nisha Sharma performed the role of Yajnaseni on stage.[4]
The play was later performed at Ritwik Sadan in Kalyani, West Bengal in India on 11 January 2017 as a part of 12th Ramdhanu Nattyamela organized by Kalyani Kalamandalam.[6][7]
Aarohan staged this play at Rastriya Naach Ghar (The National Theater) in Jamal in Kathmandu on November 8, 2019, in association with SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council Nepal[8]
