Yajnaseni (play)

Yajnaseni
Nisha Sharma performing as Yajanseni in January 2017 in Kalyani, India
Written by	Suman Pokhrel
Date premiered	02 October 2016
Place premiered	Irving Arts Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Original language	Nepali
Subject	Marriage, womanhood, property, war, politics
Genre	Epic theatre
Setting	Hastinapur, Indraprastha and Panchal

Yajnaseni (Nepali: ; is a play in Nepali by Suman Pokhrel. The play is based on Odia novel Yajnaseni by Pratibha Ray.

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Suman Pokhrel rendered the novel into a solo play in Nepali by bringing the character Yajnaseni alone in the scenes. Pokhrel has personalized the play while maintaining the basic concept of the original story. The novel Yajnaseni itself is based on the famous Sanskrit epic Mahabharata

The story revolves around Draupadi, who is also known as Yajnaseni and is one of the lead characters from the famous Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. The play is a neo-interpretation of Mahabharata from Yajnaseni's perspective.

Aarohan Theatre prepared Yajnaseni for stage show for the first time. It was first performed in Irving Arts Center in Texas, United States, on October 2, 2016, as a premiere show before its two-month long U.S. tour.Sunil Pokharel has directed this play and Nisha Sharma performed the role of Yajnaseni on stage.