LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 14:4 April 2014
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
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         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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Pasho as a ‘Strong’ Woman:
Reading Krishna Sobti’s Memory’s Daughter

Ashok Verma, Ph.D.

Krishna Sobti’s Female Protagonists

Krishna Sobti, the “grand old dame of Hindi Literature” has created some memorable women characters in her long journey as a creative writer. While on the one hand, she has created bold and audacious characters like Mitro and Ratti, she has, by and large, portrayed traditional, stereotypical female protagonists in her novels. Precariously perched on the verge of tradition and modernity, she could be safely associated with the first generation of Indian women novelists and as such, her writings raise the issues related to women and voice their concerns and aspirations, thus offering a parallel perspective to that of the male authors. Sobti has successfully addressed gender issues in her novels by using a myriad canvas for portraying Indian women in all their hues and dimensions.

A Composite Viewpoint on Gender Issues

However, Sobti’s understanding of the gender issues is not myopic; she perceives such issues in the light of a broader, humanistic perspective. That is perhaps why the seasoned author does not want the feminist tag for herself. Instead, she seems to be favouring a balance between man and woman each trying to respect and understand the otherness of the other. No doubt, she comes down heavily upon the patriarchal mindset and indicts it severely for the wretched condition of women, she at a deeper level, strives for the stage where man and woman can meet on equal grounds. She believes that man and woman are essentially same and are different only biologically.

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Dr Ashok Verma
Assistant Professor
Department of English
B.P.S. Mahila Vishwavidyalaya
Khanpur Kalan 131305
District Sonipat
Haryana
India
ashokgverma@gmail.com
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