The role of women in literature is often quite wide in spectrum. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful. People belonging to literature have always been an important part of the society and Indian women are not an exception. Women have been writing in India since 1000 B.C. Women during the early Vedic period enjoyed equal status with men in all aspects of life. In approximately
regarding the interplay of a wide range of ideas, attitudes and values constituting the ideological framework of society. The complex connotations associated with gendered existence have always informed the production and consumption of popular works of literature and offered newer ways of perceiving and understanding the functioning of power relations within society. The present paper tries to analyse the extent to which popular fiction in India attempts to reflect the complex associations related to gender
clearly indicate that it has a strong history. But traditionally the scenario is that Criminology is masculine branch of social science because it attributes the study largely of male crimes and male victimization, with very little attention paid to role of gender and especially about women. The theories that this branch of social science deals are
In literature, feminism exists as an ideology as well as a critical tool. But it assumes different shades, in accordance with social, class and cultural variations. Feminism and its crusade against an oppressive system is of special importance in the Indian context and has left a deep impression on Indian – English writings. The long period from the Vedic era to the twentieth century saw the gradual deterioration
Dr.B.R.Ambedker –the champion of the rights of Marginalised sections. Ravula.Rohini Devi. “Ambedker combined in himself the role of social reformer, apolitical leader and a spiritual guide of the untouchables. He, therefore played unique role in shaping the mind and the political outlook of this community.....Ambedker did achieve the object of including the consciousness of civil rights in his community” -Prof.Moin Shakir Dr.B.R.Ambedker’s full name was Bhimrao Ramji Ambedker .His family came from
people of India who are outside the pale of the hierarchal caste system, and, therefore deemed outcastes and a Dalit Woman’s life is the most unprotected and insecure in Indian Society. They suffer on three counts – caste, gender and patriarchy. But, after centuries of suppression, Dalits are now finding their voice, in literature as well as through political activism. Dalit autobiographies, where the routinized violence of everyday existence are described, may be treated as testimonies, as they are
The author was inspired by the last major investigation of the subject b which was done by Hanna Pitkin over four decades ago and in his ambitious volume, he fills a major gap in the literature by examining the future of representative forms of democracy taking into cognizance the present-day trends and past theories of representative democracy. Being aware of the need for clarifying key concepts and institutional trends, the author
family restrictions they could not participate in it. But this does not mean that they do not take part in voting. Though 90 percent are identified with political party directly or indirectly. The above analysis reveals that the instances of Meo women’s political participation are very high. The proportion of those who did not participate in politics is low. POLITICAL AWARENESS: Political equality between men and women has been acclaimed theoretically but true excersise of the political rights dependents
environment, is there a gender difference? Do women care more about their environment? Eco -feminists argue that there is commonality ground between women’s subordination and environmental destruction. The patriarchy and capitalism often subordinate the nature and the environment. In the society also we could see the reflection of the subordination in terms of women’s subordination. They never are mere reflections but also the worst situation. Women consistently rank values such as altruism, personal responsibility
Introduction Indian English literature associates to that body of work by writers from India, who write in the English language and whose native or co-native language could be one of the various regional and indigenous languages of India. In Indian English writings Kashi Prasad is known to be the first Indian poet writing in English. Sochee Chunder Dutt was the first writer of fiction. In the beginning, thematic base was politics and can be seen in the Raja Ram Mohan Roy. And later he had dedicated