LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 13:8 August 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Managing Editor: Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

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Marginalization of Gays: A Study of Dattani’s
On a Muggy Night in Mumbai

S. Mercy Leethiyal, M.A., Ph.D. Research Scholar
Dr. Mrs. N. Velmani, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Marginalization Based on Sexual Preference

In a multilingual and multicultural country like India, marginalization of certain community including homosexuals is a major problem that threatens the fabric of our society. Factors like caste, religion, community and gender give rise to social exclusion of marginalized people. The Indian society witnessed this marginalization or social exclusion right from time immemorial when it was divided on the basis of caste. But now the discrimination against people in our society on the basis of gender and sexuality is quite visible to the public through the writings of writers like Mahesh Dattani .

Mahesh Dattani, the most significant Indian English playwright of our country, projects through the play On a Muggy Night in Mumbai, the problems faced by the Indian homosexual community. He deals with a variety of homosexual sensibilities, including men and women, showing how they react to societal pressures.

A Trendsetter

Usually Indian literature has ignored the theme of homosexuality. Being a gay or lesbian in India is still a huge taboo. Often writers have shown courage to suggest homosexuality indirectly only. But Dattani is in no way a trend follower but definitely a trendsetter, dealing with the issues of the marginalized in the Indian urban society.

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S. Mercy Leethiyal, M.A., Ph.D. Research Scholar (English)
Dr. Mrs. N. Velmani, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Research Guide

V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women
Virudhunagar 626001
Tamilnadu
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