Veracity of Gender Power with Reference to Devdutt Pattanaik's The Pregnant King

Devdutt Pattanaik, an Indian author is famous for his works in mythology and interpretations of ancient Indian scriptures, stories, rituals and symbols.. He believes that every society exists with myths as it creates notions of right and wrong, good and bad, heaven and hell, rights and duties. He also believes that myths tell people how they should see the world. Devdutt in his work The Pregnant King makes the reader think about the predicament of LGBT in modern society. The author puts forth the concepts of masculine-feminity through Yuvanashva. The author through this work questions the limitations of dharma. The most interesting thing is that Devdutt not only challenges male female dichotomy but reiterates the existence of in-betweens. Thus, Devdutt Pattanaik makes it very clear through the examples from mythology that the issue of sexuality and gender is a very broad area much beyond the scope of the limited mindset of human beings and through his work he points out how thin a line is there between Male and Female powers. Keywords: Devdutt Pattanaik, The Pregnant King, transgender, myth, mythology, gender politics