Yajnaseni (novel)

Yajnaseni: the story of Draupadi is a 1984 Odia language novel by Pratibha Ray. The story revolves around Draupadi from the famous epic Mahabharatha. The word Yajnaseni means a woman born out of fire. The book has been translated into various languages, including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Nepali and Hungarian.

This novel has been rendered into a theatrical play in Nepali by Suman Pokhrel.

Awards

 * Sarala Award, 1990
 * Moortidevi Award, 1991