Madhvi Lata Research Scholar, Department of English, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Women have always been portrayed marginalized and traditional since past history. The marginal position of women in society has become an integral part of the socio-cultural identity of any country but the present scenario has changed. The image of women in contemporary…
Tag: Femininity
Tagore’s Chitra, Prakriti and Shyama – Cases of Macrocosm in A Microcosm
Mr. Surajit Sen Lecturer, Department of English and Soft Skills, Faculty of Management ICFAI University Meghalaya Handers Building, Lummawrie, P.O. Laitumkhrah, Shillong – 793 003, Meghalaya, INDIA. Abstract: As a humanist, Gurudev Tagore sought to serve the humanity. As a visionary, he saw through the deeds of humans and tried to bring in a change…
Destabilizing the Typology: A Study of Some Contemporary Indian Women Poets in English in the Light of Postcolonial Theory
Mithun Bhattacharya Counsellor Partner Institute of IGNOU , Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya , Purba Medinipur, West Bengal . Femininity is a social construct. The body polity of this construction of gendered identity positions women in some definitive roles in a male chauvinistic social reality. This imposed definitiveness of certain role play constructs the collective unconscious, in…