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People often say that drama is the most important part of sacred books. The goal of theatre has been to entertain and please the audience since the beginning of time. Plays have been written by both Indian and Western playwrights to teach and entertain. But how do these plays change the people who watch them? Aristotle is the most well-known theorist who says that the purpose of drama is "catharsis," but many others have also argued for dramatic ends. This study looks at how Brechtian theory, which is different from Aristotelian principles, affected Girish Karnad's plays Hayavadana and Yayati. From a postcolonial point of view, Bertolt Brecht's "Epic Theatre," which describes the purpose of theatre as "anti-cathartic," is more important than Aristotle's "mimetic theory." He says that the purpose of drama is not just to make people feel sad or scared, but also to make them think about where the play came from and what it means. Karnad, who is influenced by Brechtian theatre, changes it to fit the Indian culture and adds new things to it. This paper looks at how Girish Karnad updated old myths and how Brechtian ideas affected the plays listed above.