Women's Contribution in the Ancient Sanskrit Dramas

Abstract

There has been a long tradition of poets like Sanskrit poets in Sanskrit literature. Women have been contributing to the creation of prose, verse, champu, art and drama since ancient times. In Vedic times, many Rishis, like Ghosha, Apala, Godha, Vishwavara, Surya, Savitri, Vagambhrini, Lopamudra, Roshma, Urvashi etc had seen the mantras. The poetic compositions of poetry compositions and life stories are collected in a book called 'Khudak Bari', in the Buddhist period, Utpalshi, Vaishithi, Amrapali etc. In the Lachik Sanskrit literature, the mention of Vjjka, Marula, Vikat Nitimba, Sheelabhattarika, Avantisundari, Gangdevi, Ramabhadra, Tirumalambala, Vishwada Devi, Beanabai, Vaijayanti etc are mentioned in poetry.