Feminism sensibility in indian english novels
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Feminism means the advocacy of women's right on the ground of equality and gender both in family as well as in society. It challenges patriarchal thoughts in society. Feminism is a range of political, social movements and ideology that have a same goal; to define, establish and achieve equal political, social and economical and personal right for women.
In literary terms, "Feminism" means challenging the patriarchal cannon, deconstructing phallocentric creative and critical discourse; decoding gender as an organizing principle of experience and relating forms of feminine articulation of changing external circumstances and association. Feminist theory studies the structural inequality of women caused by systematic social injustice.
Indian society reflected in literature of this age is passing through a phase of transition. Nothing seems to hold for long time. Things are falling apart; tradition fails to hold individuality in check. For long, woman has felt that she deserves a better deal at the hands of man. There are three phases in women's writing- male superiority, protest and displacement.
Post-independence Indian English fiction retains the momentum which it had during the Gandhian era. The notable development occurred with emergence of an entire School of women novelist. The leading figures among them are Kamala Markandaya, Nayanthara Sehgal, Shashi Deshpande, Anita Desai and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. These women novelist have awareness which comes because of their acquaintance with the life of East as well as West. Their high education and intellectual strands has sharpened their observation of life and have imparted a psychological depth of the writings.
Consequently these women novelist have been able to create interesting personage who successfully expose the oppression inflicted on women in society. They revealed the fact that society requires a massive change to avert the suffering of women. Most postmodern Indian women novelist indulge in exploring the feminine consciousness of the women characters, their evolution towards and awakened conscience and how eventually this leads to enrichment of their inner self in a male dominated society. The women in their novels are portrayed as cultural backbone of family due to their capability of providing physical, emotional and cultural vitality to their respective family.
Feminism is often described as a struggle against all form of patriarchal sexist oppression. It has also come to mean as movement in support of the principle: the women should have the same rights and opportunities- legal, political, social and economical as men. Feminist try to identify the deep rooted cause of suppression of women and endeavor to remove them.
They tried to bring about a change in society in which women are accepted as equal in all respect to men in sharing of equal rights, opportunities and responsibilities. Most of the women have shown greater interest in analyzing and portraying women characters than male novelist do, an important advantage of the feminine sensibility is the projection of Indian women from all sections of Indian society, a portrayal which is free from male distortion and prejudice. The artistic sensibility of Kamala Markandaya, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Nayanthara Sehgal, Anita Desai and Shashi Deshpande is thoroughly annealed with their feminine sensibility. It controls and shapes their creative aspirations and get filter through their themes, characters, attitude and general tenor. However feminist in Indian context has definitely reached its Zenith with the effort of above mentioned Indian women novelist, whose protagonists free themselves from the traditional roles of daughters, sisters, wife and mother and emerge as individual in their own right.
In literary terms, "Feminism" means challenging the patriarchal cannon, deconstructing phallocentric creative and critical discourse; decoding gender as an organizing principle of experience and relating forms of feminine articulation of changing external circumstances and association. Feminist theory studies the structural inequality of women caused by systematic social injustice.
Indian society reflected in literature of this age is passing through a phase of transition. Nothing seems to hold for long time. Things are falling apart; tradition fails to hold individuality in check. For long, woman has felt that she deserves a better deal at the hands of man. There are three phases in women's writing- male superiority, protest and displacement.
Post-independence Indian English fiction retains the momentum which it had during the Gandhian era. The notable development occurred with emergence of an entire School of women novelist. The leading figures among them are Kamala Markandaya, Nayanthara Sehgal, Shashi Deshpande, Anita Desai and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. These women novelist have awareness which comes because of their acquaintance with the life of East as well as West. Their high education and intellectual strands has sharpened their observation of life and have imparted a psychological depth of the writings.
Consequently these women novelist have been able to create interesting personage who successfully expose the oppression inflicted on women in society. They revealed the fact that society requires a massive change to avert the suffering of women. Most postmodern Indian women novelist indulge in exploring the feminine consciousness of the women characters, their evolution towards and awakened conscience and how eventually this leads to enrichment of their inner self in a male dominated society. The women in their novels are portrayed as cultural backbone of family due to their capability of providing physical, emotional and cultural vitality to their respective family.
Feminism is often described as a struggle against all form of patriarchal sexist oppression. It has also come to mean as movement in support of the principle: the women should have the same rights and opportunities- legal, political, social and economical as men. Feminist try to identify the deep rooted cause of suppression of women and endeavor to remove them.
They tried to bring about a change in society in which women are accepted as equal in all respect to men in sharing of equal rights, opportunities and responsibilities. Most of the women have shown greater interest in analyzing and portraying women characters than male novelist do, an important advantage of the feminine sensibility is the projection of Indian women from all sections of Indian society, a portrayal which is free from male distortion and prejudice. The artistic sensibility of Kamala Markandaya, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Nayanthara Sehgal, Anita Desai and Shashi Deshpande is thoroughly annealed with their feminine sensibility. It controls and shapes their creative aspirations and get filter through their themes, characters, attitude and general tenor. However feminist in Indian context has definitely reached its Zenith with the effort of above mentioned Indian women novelist, whose protagonists free themselves from the traditional roles of daughters, sisters, wife and mother and emerge as individual in their own right.
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