LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 16:10 October 2016
ISSN 1930-2940

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Feministic Perspectives in Storm in Chandigarh and Rich Like Us

M. Kartheeswari, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.


Abstract

Nayantara Sahgal is one of the distinguished Indo-English writers who write in the stream of national consciousness. The novels of Nayantara Sahgal deal with a wide array of themes ranging from personal quandary and problems, joys and sorrows, fulfilment and frustrations of female protagonists to the political upheavals that India has experienced since Independence. Her fiction is pre-occupied with the modern Indian woman’s search for sexual freedom and self- realization. The chapter titled “Feministic Perspectives in Storm in Chandigarh and Rich Like Us” deals with complex human relationships. It portrays the development of feminist consciousness, which is clearly apparent from the character analysis of three mismatched couples. The chapter also deals with the problems that the contemporary women face in the society. It also concentrates on the two types of women. Storm in Chandigarh deals with marital as well as political crises. In this novel characters come close to each other but without any emotional attachment and sincerity. There is no sensitiveness or loyalty in their relationship; it is just for time being. In Rich Like Us, there is also a juxtaposition of two worlds, the personal world of man-woman relationship and the impersonal world of politics. It presents the problems that the contemporary women face in the society and in their struggle towards self- realization. Saroj in Storm in Chandigarh stands for the emerging woman of India who refuses to remain silent and submissive. Mona in Rich Like Us is a symbol of docile woman who remains suppressed till the end of her life.

Keywords: Nayantara Sahgal, Storm in Chandigarh, Rich Like Us, mismatched couples, marital as well as political crises, contemporary women, lack of loyalty.

Global Idea of Feminism

The global idea of feminism refers to the belief that men and women deserve equality in all opportunities, treatment, respect, and social rights. In general, feminists are people who try to acknowledge social inequality based on gender and stop it from continuing. Feminists point out that in most cultures throughout history men have received more opportunities than women. The term ‘feminism’ was derived from the Latin word ‘Femina’ meaning ‘woman’ and was first used with regard to the issues of equality and Women’s Rights Movement.

Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies which share a common stated aim: to define, establish, and defend equal political, economic, cultural, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment. Feminism is a philosophy that fights against such definitions of masculine and feminine, and aims at placing women in a just perspective.

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M. Kartheeswari, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.
BT Assistant in English
A.V.M. Marimuthu Nadar Higher Secondary School
Vilampatti - 626124
Sivakasi (Taluk)
Tamilnadu
India
amkartheeswari@gmail.com
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