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The recent developments in the field of world literature which upholds theories like modernism and postmodernism has allowed, or rather influenced the readers to decentralise the major plot of any literary work and see through it, examining ‘the other side.’ This technique is being used by many writers in the contemporary literary tradition by rewriting the epics and mythologies from the perspective of the antagonists and the marginalised.Karna is seen as one among the greatest tragic heroes of Indian mythology, especially after the redefinition of this character by Bhasa. This research paperdiscusses the problem of identity crisis in the life of Karnain the ancient classical play Karnabhaara by Bhasa, based on Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development.