Yajnaseni (play)

Yajnaseni
Written by Suman Pokhrel
Date premiered 02 October 1916
Place premiered Irving Arts Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Original language Nepali
Subject Marriage, womanhood, property, war, politics
Genre Epic theatre
Setting Hastinapur, Indraprastha and Panchal

Yajnaseni (Nepali: ne:याज्ञसेनी; is a play in Nepali by Suman Pokhrel. The play is based on Odia novel Yajnaseni by Pratibha Ray.[1]

Suman Pokhrel rendered the novel 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.[2] The novel Yajnaseni itself is based on the famous Sanskrit epic Mahabharata

The story revolves around Yajnaseni, 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 prepared Yajnaseni for stage show for the first time.[5] 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.[6] Sunil Pokharel has directed this play and Nisha Sharma performed the role of Yajnaseni on stage.[7]

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