LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 21:10 October 2021
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A Study on the Post-Modern Feministic Techniques Used in
Ambai’s A Kitchen In The Corner Of The House

Dr. T. V. Subbulakshmi, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.


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Abstract

Women writers in India portray the sufferings of women through their literary works. Especially, through the story A Kitchen in the Corner of the House, Ambai attempts to transform the existing gendered structures and argues that this can truly help women to overcome internal and external oppression and reclaim the lost feminine spaces. The author depicts the male dominated society wherein women were the victims longing for their freedom and their true identity, and this is enunciated in the story through the character Minakshi.

Keywords: A Kitchen in the Corner of the House, Ambai, Post-modern feminism, gendered structures, sufferings, Patriarchal, Identity.

Introduction

A Kitchen in the Corner of the House is a translated work of literature by Lakshmi Holmstrom. Ambai is an Indian feminist writer and independent researcher in women’s studies from India. In 1967, she published the short story Veetin Mulaiyil Oru Samaiyalarai (A Kitchen in the corner of the house). Ambai is an independent researcher in the field of women’s studies for past three decades. She writes under the pen-name Ambai for publishing Tamil fiction and her real name (C.S. Lakshmi) for research work and other articles.

Post-modernism is a 20th century avantgarde (revolutionary) movement as a response to modernism. Its impact can be seen in architecture, music, paintings, literature, culture, economics and even in linguistics. What did post-modernism do? It questioned and rejected many certainties of modernism like deductive reasoning, scientific methods, objective truth, progression, capitalism, patriotism, institutionalisation. It celebrated meaninglessness, fragmentation, and virtual Reality. Post-modern Feminism is a mix of post-structuralism, postmodernism, and French feminism. It rejects the opinion that all women share a common experience. It claims that women cannot be seen as a homogeneous group. Post-modern feminism is a kind of resistance to ways of thinking, perceptions, and ideologies. Anything having boundaries and of fixed natured is questioned. The goal of post-modern feminism is to destabilize the patriarchal norms entrenched in society that have led to gender inequality. Post-modern Feminism is a particular kind of postmodernism and a particular kind of feminist theory that has become prominent in feminist thinking over the past few decades.

The story “A Kitchen in the Corner of the House” is a tale of a family settled in Ajmer. At the surface level, the story seems to be full of gentle humour, affection, and concern. But upon deep analysis, it is found to convey a message relevant to the modern times.

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Dr. T. V. Subbulakshmi, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Saradha Gangadharan College
Puducherry
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