Chief Editors: Mr. Irshadullah Asim Mohammed, Dr. Yogesh Mohan Gosavi, and Prof. (Dr.) Vineeta Kaur Saluja
Associate Editor: Mrs. Sruthi S
Co-Editors: Dr. S. Rajeswari, Dr. Nikhil Saini, and Ms. Atreyee Banerjee
ISBN: 978-81-985805-1-1
Chapter: 56
Author: J. Chandra Priya
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59646/mrnc56/321
Abstract
Mahaswata Devi’s Rudali explores the lives of marginalised and subaltern life of women in the Indian society. In this short story protagonist sanichari served as a paradigm of feminine subalternity. The main aim of this paper is to examine sanichari journey as a widow from a marginalised caste navigating with caste based discrimination and patriarchal subjugation. Through the character of sanichari it embodies the double oppression faced by subaltern women, both as individuals oppressed by the caste hierarchies and as women confined by societal gender norms. Despite her continues struggle sanichari adapted and used the grief as a profession of mourning (Rudali). Her transformation from a victim to a professional mourner underscores her resilience and challenges the intersectional dominance. By analysing sanichari character, this paper seeks to reveal the role of gender and caste oppression.
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