LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 16:6 June 2016
ISSN 1930-2940

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The Theme of Patriarchal Ideology in Girish Karnad’s
Nagamandala

Ms. B. Sujatha, M.Phil.
Dr. M. R. Chandran, Ph.D.


Abstract

Through the centuries, Indian women have tried to create their own space within a patriarchal society which regards them as primarily an adjunct to a male. Women have ruled vast households, have found voices in music, art and literature – and yet, by and large, they have unquestioningly accepted their subaltern position in society. The vast majority has regarded that position as inevitable, almost destined: they have interiorized the dominating patriarchal ideology so thoroughly that there was no scope for a critical re-evaluation filament. A Meera Bai, a Janabai, an Akkamahadevi has come rarely; the rest have sunk into a morass of impassivity, content or resigned to play out their socially pre-determined roles. Presetting Karnad’s female characters as incapable of feminine assertion and identity indeed reduce them to mere silent victim in the face of an aggressive and hostile patriarchy. The purpose of this article is to analyze the theme of Patriarchal ideology and the psychological realities of Rani the female character of Girish Karnad, one of the foremost playwrights in Contemporary Indian drama. Further, the article will examine the marginal position, and female sensibility of women in the Indian Society.

Keywords: Patriarchal ideology, Conflicts, Female sensibility, Victim, assertion, identity, fulfillment.

Girish Karnad and Indian Writing in English

The Indian woman of the mid- and late twentieth century is placed in a rather different, more complex situation. The Indian socio-cultural environment has felt the impact of the forces of compulsions have led to a significant widening of the horizons of a woman’s life without a corresponding re-definition of social values, placing her in the proverbial horns of a dilemma.

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Ms. B. Sujatha, M.Phil.
Associate Professor of English
Pandian Saraswathi Yadav Engineering College
Arasanoor
Sivagangai – 630561
Tamilnadu
India
ganeshansujatha@gmail.com

Dr. M. R. Chandran, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Saraswathi Narayanan College
Madurai – 625022
Tamilnadu
India
regu.mrc@gmail.com

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