Rasa Siddhānta Approach of Literary Techniques, Psychological Resonance and the Aesthetics of Experience in the Short Fiction of Setusali Vasumati Udupa and Sunanda Prakash Kadame

Authors

Shivakumara D. C.
JAIN(Deemed-to-be University)
Sweta M
V. V. S. First Grade College

Synopsis

This study employs Indian aesthetic theory— Rasa Siddhānta — to unlock the secrets of their classical tales. Literary criticism also proves that the jyotiṣa Sapta Rasa (seven aesthetic emotions from astrology) is derived from continuation and termination of Bhava, and acting by allabhē and sādhy Market Sāgara Ti Bhattas Rāmāyana Then just how to express Bhavas as Vibhavas (categories), Anubhavas (consequences) and Sthāyī (emotional nuances)? We must also ensure that the characters' changing action is correctly identified in-depth Sthāyī Bhāvas (stable emotional states) into Rasa with modem readers. Emotional bonds and metaphors provide a bridge between individual re-enters life into Udupa's characters' households. Udupa uses introspection and lyrical prose to create Karuna (sorrow) and Śānta (serenity) Rasas, whereas Kadame chooses social realism and local dialect for her tale to produce Raudra (fury) and Vīra (heroism) Rasas. The study indicates that modern Kannada women's prose carries forward certain aesthetic continuities from classical Indian poetry as well as investing them with contemporary literary themes such as identity, autonomy and social problems. The study points up how their language choices and narrative strategies cohere in ways that reflect and articulate Rasa Siddhānta, Indian literary theory. It reveals the process by which pre-existing aesthetic schemas are seized upon, transformed and made over anew by modern psychological fiction.

Author Biography

Shivakumara D. C. , JAIN(Deemed-to-be University)

Associate Professor, Department of Languages  -Kannada Area

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Published

18 November 2025

How to Cite

Shivakumara D. C., & Sweta M. (2025). Rasa Siddhānta Approach of Literary Techniques, Psychological Resonance and the Aesthetics of Experience in the Short Fiction of Setusali Vasumati Udupa and Sunanda Prakash Kadame. In R. N U, Geetha Madhusudan, Shivakumara D. C., & Natesha L (Eds.), Indian Knowledge System: Aesthetics, Philosophy, Cultural Semiotics , Skill Education and Contemporary Relevance (pp. 31-39). Deep Science Publishing. https://doi.org/10.70593/978-93-7185-779-6_6