Yajnaseni (novel)

Yajnaseni: the story of Draupadi^[1] 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, Nepal and Hungarian.^[2]

Yajnaseni

English language version published 1 September 1995 by Rupa Publishers
Author	Pratibha Ray
Language	Odia
Genre	Novel
Publication place	India
Media type	Print
Awards	Moortidevi Award 1991(by Jnanpith) Sarala Award

This novel has been rendered into a theatrical play in Nepali by Suman Pokhrel.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

• Sarala Award, 1990^[3]
• Moortidevi Award, 1991^[3]