LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 1 January 2012
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.

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Protest as a Replacement Model -
A Study of Krishna Sobti’s Sunflowers of the Dark

Ashok Verma
Anshul Arya

Krishna Sopti

Sunflowers of the Dark

The aim of the present research paper is to approach Krishna Sobti’s Sunflowers of the Dark – the English translation of her Hindi novel Surajmukhi Andhere Ke (1972) – from the perspective of the protagonist’s protest against oppression. Ratti, the protagonist, asserts and thus poses a challenge to the oppressive forces by maintaining an eyeball-to-eyeball contact. The stance she takes assumes significance in the light of the position generally taken by the Indian women. Normally, Indian women put on all shame and blame allowing the oppressor a safe passage. Therefore, Ratti’s spirited resistance against the multiple socio-cultural forces assumes becomes all the more significant as it throws open new avenues for the Indian woman. It offers a strong basis for the replacement model as suggested by Chaman Nahal, the famous Indian English novelist and critic. As such, her journey is the journey of Indian woman towards self-realization. However, before moving any further, it is necessary to locate Krishna Sobti, the veteran Hindi novelist, in the Indian literary tradition and see how she, through her works, perceives the feminist issues in the Indian context.

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Ashok Verma
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Bhagat Phool Singh Women University
Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat
Haryana
India ashokgverma@gmail.com

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