The Dishonour of the Disrobed: Politics of the Female Body in the Mahabharata

• Main Author: Rajkumar, Thiagaras
• Other Authors: Wernmei Yong Ade
• Format: Student Research Poster
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Mahabharata; Draupadi
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83929; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42847
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the Mahahharata, which is a cornerstone text in the Hindu religion, female characters have traditionally been objectified by men, with little autonomy of their own. Although they are exalted for !their virtues these female characters are mostly valued for their physicality and are almost always e...