K. Narayan (1906–2001) focuses on the psychological details of the story, reusing the old tale of Indra's disguise as Gautama, his flight as a cat and Ahalya's petrifaction.The theme of adulterous love is explored in Vishram Bedekar's musical Marathi play "Brahma Kumari" (1933) and the Malayalam works of P. V. Ramavarier (1941) and M. Parvati Amma (1948).