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September 28, 2025SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLHOpen Access

Between Dharma and Desire: Psychological Androgyny in the Plays of Mahesh Dattani

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Psychological androgyny enables characters to navigate the conflict between dharma and desire, leading to ethical agency.
Through selected plays, Mahesh Dattani illustrates characters that blend masculine and feminine psychological traits.
The analysis situates psychological androgyny as a vital concept for understanding ethics and gender identity in contemporary Indian drama.
Dattani's characters subvert societal norms, offering a fresh perspective on traditional concepts of duty and self-expression.

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Analysis reveals the tension between dharma and desire, indicating psychological androgyny enhances ethical agency.

Kumari et al. (2025) studied this question.

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