Understanding Kaikeyi
Gujarati writer Minal Dixit prompts a rethink on the uni- dimensional portrayal of wicked Kaikeyi, asking if demonised women of Indian mythology are only but a perpetuation of patriarchy
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KAIKEYI is not a name to be given to a newborn. Like Surpanakha or Putana, other oft- recalled villainous female characters from Indian epics, Kaikeyi is synonymous with discord, greed and trickery.
The second queen of King Dashrath exemplifies the conniving strategist who exiled Lord Rama, to protect her sonu2019s interests. The package lends itself gorgeously to popular myths, folk tales, television soaps and jokes on the web. Kaikeyi moments in Ramanand Sagaru2019s Bollywood- styled Ramayana float till date in cyberspace; and so, do the memes poking fun at Kaikeyi- like self- seekers, particularly funny is the appropriation of Amitabh Bachchanu2019s dialogues for Kaikeyi intrigue.
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