The use of myth in drama and Buddhadev Basu’s ‘Tapasvi o Tarangini’/ নাটকে মিথের প্রয়োগ এবং বুদ্ধদেব বসুর ‘তপস্বী ও তরঙ্গিণী’

Abstract

The use of myth in the explanation of science, philosophy, religion, religion, ritual, literature, psychology, narrative, social interpretation is a very relevant topic. The first and most important of the various categories of myth is the myth of 'fertility'. Rabindranath Tagore, Madhusudan Dutt, Jivananda and Buddhadev Bose have used myth very carefully in their literature. Buddhadev Bose's first myth-based drama was 'Tapaswi O Tarangini'. The play takes into account the legend of the Indian Puranas, the drought ridden Angadesh, the advent of the sage and his credit in making the princess accepting water; which becomes the mythical backdrop to the play. The myth that is hidden in this story is that the union of men and women is the source which will bring down the rain and 'Bashundhara' or the Earth will be filled with grains; which is a primitive fertile component. Buddhadev Bose while retaining the main mythic structure has endowed the play with a modern relevance by exploring the psychological complexity of the characters and its significance in contemporary times.