Girish Karnad (1938 – 2019) belongs to the lineage of Indian playwrights and specifically of Kannada literature. He has also made a name for himself as an accomplished actor and a filmmaker. Many of his plays were originally written in Kannada, an Indian language spoken mostly by the people of Karnataka, a southern Indian state. His plays deal with issues that are relevant to both individuals and the general public. He masterfully weaves together old stories and history with present events. His methods are one-of-a-kind and appropriate. Physical charm and physical attraction too are significant in maintaining a relationship, especially a marital one is established by Girish Karnads' play Hayavadana. Traditionally men have the privilege of choosing their partners. Most polygamous societies are maledominated, and men have the sole right to marry; many wives and women are denied the right to have many husbands. Most significant religions permit men to possess many wives, but strangely enough, women are not allowed to do the same. Women are taught to be subservient to their husbands despite the shortcoming of their male counterparts. A famous commonly used Tamil proverb goes like this .'A husband is a husband whether he is a stone or a strand of grass'. But the same yardstick is not applied to men. Men are expected to remarry if they find any flaw in their wives in their character or physique. Such privilege is not likely to be enjoyed by women who have deformed or sterile husbands.