Yajnaseni: the story of Draupadi is an award-winning 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 to various languages, including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali and Hungarian.
Sarala Award, 1990
Moorti Devi Award, 1991