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Andhayug — Syllabus
NIOS · Class 12 · English
What Andhayug covers in NIOS Class 12 English: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the NIOS Class 12 English syllabus.
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4 Topics · NIOS Class 12 English · 2026-27
Topics in Andhayug
1
Overview and Context of Andha Yug
- Written by Dharamvir Bharati in Hindi and published in 1953
- Originally a radio play broadcast by Allahabad All India Radio
- Based on the final day of the Mahabharata war
2
Section I: The Old Mendicant's Vision
- The Mendicant is the narrator and spiritual guide who opens the play
- He claims to be a false prophet murdered by Ashwatthama
- Now exists as a specter (ghost), detached and observing
3
Section II: The Three Spectral Figures - Yuyutsu, Sanjaya, and Vidura
- Three characters appear in trance-like state, walking mechanically in a line
- Each steps forward to speak, then returns to line - ritualistic, mechanical movement
- Yuyutsu: considers himself a firm wheel on a chariot but now feels he spun on wrong axle, lost bearings
4
Section III: Krishna, Ashwatthama, and the Climactic Moment
- A peacock feather floats across the stage, symbolizing Krishna's crown
- Mendicant picks up feather and reflects on Krishna's return from Hastinapur after consoling Gandhari
- Sound of Krishna's chariot bells - representing time flowing with stately dignity
Key Concepts
The central metaphor of the playThe protagonist and narrator ofYuyutsuThe wheel is a recurring symbolThe peacock feather
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Key topics in Andhayug include Overview and Context of Andha Yug, Section I: The Old Mendicant's Vision, Section II: The Three Spectral Figures - Yuyutsu, Sanjaya, and Vidura, Section III: Krishna, Ashwatthama, and the Climactic Moment. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the NIOS Class 12 board exam.
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