MYTH REPRESENTED IN DHRUV BHATT'S AKOOPAR

Abstract

                 Dhruv Bhatt is a well-known author who contributes to the canon of Gujarati literature. He has a really distinctive approach to writing, which has made him famous. He has provided magnificent pieces of work that transport the reader to a certain fictitious realm. He is a modern Gujarati writer who has published novels as well as travelogues. Samudrantike, Tattvamasi, and Akoopar are three of his most well-known works. The numerous legends are skillfully woven into the fabric of the characters in the novels. The depiction of these individuals is so convincing that it gives the impression that they are genuine. A myth is a narrative that has been passed down through generations and is associated with historical or ancient individuals and events. In point of fact, a myth is a fabrication or a folktale that has gained widespread circulation. There are some people who hold the belief that they are real.

            In the novel Akoopar, Dhruv Bhatt has written about myth. A contract has been signed by a painter to create fifty paintings of the planet. He is able to experience, appreciate, and investigate Garavi Gir (Gir Forest) as a result of his unwavering faith in the element of earth. The most intriguing aspect of the novel is its title, Akoopar. It is based on the Mahabharat fable. The Sanskrit term 'Akoopar' refers to a deity tortoise that is sustaining Sheshnag. During his travels through the Gir forest, Dhruv Bhatt encountered numerous individuals and the 'Bhutiyo Vad' (haunted Bunyan tree). When the wind travels through the foliage of a Bunyan tree, they emit a sound. People believed that the sound was produced by a spirit. The other interesting myths are the marriage of the hills with another hillock and the history of ‘Ghantalo and Ghantali’. There is a number of myths such as ‘Lakshman-Rekha', ‘Lord Narasimha', ‘Goddess Khodiyar',’Goddess Avad’, ‘Thanak’, ‘Hidimba’ (beautiful female demon who marriedBhim in Mahabharat)and many more they attract the readers.