LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 17:2 February 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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Cultural Analysis of Indian Women in a Patriarchal Society:
Trajectory of a Woman’s Emancipation in Girish Karnad’s
Naga-Mandala

Amara Khan, Ph.D.
Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan


Abstract

I here discuss how Girish Karnad illustrates Indian patriarchy and the control of women in his play, Naga-Mandala (1988). For this purpose I have analysed the character of Rani (female protagonist), her oppression by Appanna, her husband, and finally her trajectory from a subaltern figure to an emancipated woman. I have studied her character by analysing the character of Appanna as it is difficult to discuss oppression without exploring the role of an oppressor. Naga-Mandala focuses on gender narratives and their presentations through cultural perspectives.

Keywords: Girish Karnad, Naga Mandala, Indian patriarchy

The Status of Women in Patriarchy

In a patriarchal society, men are given superior status and women are expected to do menial chores while discovering their individuality only through the eyes of men around them. Women in such a society are brought up in such a way that they never see themselves as independent respectable individuals.

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Dr. Amara Khan
Assistant Professor of English
Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
Pakistan
khanamara@gmail.com
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