Game Theory and Vijaydan Detha’s ‘Kechhuli’
8 Pages Posted: 12 Feb 2021
Date Written: October 25, 2019
Abstract
Kechulli is a popular story of the Shakespeare of Rajasthan Vijaydan Detha. In this paper, a game theoretic analysis of the bargaining present in this story is done. The story is presented as a sequential game. It is followed by a discussion of strategy. Indian stories have not been analyzed from a game theoretic framework and this a first attempt to do so.
Keywords: Game Theory, Literature, Vijaydan Detha
JEL Classification: C70, Z11
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Bhasker, Siddhartha, Game Theory and Vijaydan Detha’s ‘Kechhuli’ (October 25, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3713679 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3713679
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