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"Andekha Antas", a story written by Vijaydan Detha famously known as ‘Bijji’, is one of his most-read stories. Detha's writing canvas encompasses different themes of discourse. It ranges from patriotism, valour, sacrifice to folklife of Rajasthan. His stories throw light on the feudal lifestyle of Rajasthan and introduce the reader with a world where there are violent struggles in the name of nation-pride, exaggerated sagas of bravado, glorification of Sati and Jauhar and a life full of ironies and tragedies. "Andekha Antas" is based on the famous folk-tale of ‘Jasma Odan’. It is a story of Jasma, a labourer, who works for a local king who wishes to build a huge pond. The protagonist of the story, Jasma, is an empowered lady contrary to the original character in the folk tale of ‘Jasma Odan’. This paper is an attempt to understand the serious ideological aspects of the story and discusses how the writer has rejected the idea of Sati and given preference to an empowered and emboldened character in his story.