MAIN CONTENT A role she accepts with trepidation and immense discomfort, and grows into ultimately reveling in the knowledge that such a dramatic fate is indeed her destiny. If each of her thought and action was a pearl, then the silver cord that strings Draupadi’s life together is
Karna. Not any of her husbands, not her brother what a fine surprising character he turned out to be! and neither is her part as a queen, but it starts with Karna very quickly in the story and ends with Karna. Karna as suitor that Draupadi liked and had wanted as her beau, but destiny dictated that she married Arjuna and hence on. Chitra’s revealing some of hiding features of Draupadi’s life and character like: Draupadi and Kunti’s relationship and the typical
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Her protagonists possess the qualities listed in the excerpt from ‘Eternal India’ by Ms. Gandhi. Certain conclusion regarding contemporary women’s narrative are drawn from analysis of work of Chirta Banerjee Divakaruni and it can be considered as a contribution to feminist studies. She has generally dealt with the contemporary topics and themes like motherhood, marriage, individualization, women as wife, women as mother or sister or most significantly as a human and not just as a mere object owned by men.We can say she is skeptical about tradition but yet finds the solution in the heritage for needs and plight of woman. Her protagonist in The Palace Of Illusion, Panchaali not only presents the dilemma or suffering of women in old ages but even in modern age, covering each and every aspect of their life. Her work generally focuses on he psychological complexities of a woman subjectivity as well as the overtly political theme of feminist struggle. This research project is an attempt to focus on the psychological aspect of the inner conflict experienced by the women of Mahabharata in The Palace Of Illusion where Divakaruni tries to outline the women engaged in the quest for values. The search for self and an attempt to define it also explains the mixture of the fiction and autobiographical elements that can be found in the writings of Chitra Banerjee. In her novels, not only the protagonist is a female and remains in the center of the plot but even the story is narrated from her perspective and The Palace Of Illusions is a great example of it as it has totally changed the way Mahabharata was seen before that is from the men eye but Divakaruni in her novel kept Panchaali as the center character and narrated the story from her point of view.Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Palace Of Illusion discusses the sensitive question of marginality of woman as a major factor that her novel records and reflects under a very broad
What is Gandhian philosophy? It is the religious and social ideas adopted and developed by Gandhi, first during his period in South Africa from 1893 to 1914, and later of course in India. These ideas have been further developed by later "Gandhians", most notably, in India, Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan. Outside of India some of the work of, for example, Martin Luther King Jr. can also be viewed in this light. Understanding the universe to be an organic whole, the philosophy exists on several planes - the spiritual or religious, moral, political, economic, social, individual and collective. The spiritual or religious element, and God, is at its core. Human nature is regarded as fundamentally virtuous. All individuals are believed to be capable of high moral development, and of reform.
Sripathi’s intolerance of spending money on anything but himself leads to the disgust of his wife. During the planning of Maya’s engagement, he worries about “how much that [would] cost” (102) and even calls his wife a “foolish woman” (102). This is significant because it shows that Sripathi cannot bear the thought of splurging on his daughter’s engagement. This shows that he does not care about pleasing other people who are invited to ceremony; rather, he cares about his own financial future. Through the exchange between him and his wife, Sripathi is portrayed as a selfish person who only cares about his own opinions. He even belittles his wife for not accepting his opinion as the best idea. However, after Maya’s death, Sripathi copes by becoming more empathetic. He recalls what he has done to Maya and wonders how he will be able to face his grandchild with the knowledge that he is responsible for her mother’s death (245). This is significant because Sripathi begins to reflect and consider how others feel. Through this personal thought, this reveals how much his character has changed since the death of Maya. He now understands that he will not be able to face his grandchild because of how disowning Maya contributed to her death. Sripathi now tries to atone for what he has done to Maya by attempting to get closer to Nandana. This helps him to
Kapasi is an interpreter for a doctor, Mrs. Das is fascinated by his job and she believes that he can help her with her marital problems. This leads to another miss communication. She decides to tell him about her affair and fails to realize that Mr. Kapasi is completely uncomfortable with this conversation. This shows the lack of understanding between the American Indian culture and the Indian culture in India. Mrs. Das also tells him how she is no longer in love with her husband, but she never tells her husband. This also it shows hows their communication skills are not as strong as they thought they were because once she tells him this, all of his fantasies of them being together and married, begin to drift away into
The novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, the main protagonist, Arnold Spirit Jr., is a fourteen year old Native American living on a reservation in Spokane, Washington. He attends his high school years at Reardan High School, where he struggles to fit in. His best friend, Rowdy, is also one of Arnold’s main strong influences in his life. This story takes place in modern times, with no specific date given, but it can be implied that it took place in the early 2000s when technology really started to take off. In this novel, the author, Sherman Alexie, emphasizes that finding indentity, caring for family, and overcoming obstacles will lead to a happier life.
The strong family bonds allow one to endure life and gain strength. For instance, Kavita who is her biological mother, suffers from her past since she makes a tough decision to give her daughter away to an orphanage, to give Asha a chance at life. Even after the arrival of her son years later, “the joy cannot transcend her grief. For years, she has longed for this moment. Now that it has come, it is laced with sorrow from the past” (Gowda 50).
Sri Aurobindo said that nothing can be taught, the try principle of a teacher is to be a guide and not an instructor. A teacher’s role was
Whereas the relationship between Maha and Harb is one of passion and love, Ihsan and Nadia are the complete opposite. Nadia hates how Ihsan looks at her as a woman always and never a person. She struggles to prove her capability of being an individual and forming an identity of her own that is separate and goes beyond Mrs. Natour. She proves that she can ‘think and feel’ for herself and by herself. In the West where we have women out on the streets rallying for equality between men and women, fighting in the armies, present in the workforce, these victories may seem minute. However if one pays close attention to social structures and social norms in different cultures one can realize that this challenging and questioning is as important and holds as much weight as getting equal wages for women in America.
The two main aspects of this paper are – how the key female characters of A Golden Age re-define various social norms or tradition that are result of colonialism and/or female marginalization that has been established through generation of imperialism. The other element is to examine the issue of identity. There are several female characters in this novel, each with their own uniqueness but we will manly focus on the Rehana, the protagonist, her daughter – Maya and Sharmeen, Maya’s friend. Each of these characters tries to overcome their gender identities or roles and pursue something beyond the stereotypical roles women of the South-East Asia adhere to. Rehana is the most dominant character of the novel.
Savitri’s mind is at rest in securing Satyavan as her paramour and future partner in life. And day and night they are one with their fiery love. But as early situation predicates the season is changing, and the mind of Savitri feels low. Summer is followed by the rains. The darken skies, the storms and thunder ranging, Savitri feels the grief of all the world coming to her and fear strikes her human heart. And she is always reminded of the fatal date told by Narad for Satyavan’s death. Savitri tries to forget her grief and fights into the bliss of love, but in vain. As each day passes, Savitri’s heart feels the pain is near. She keeps the pain to herself and watches the world go happily by, as she was unconscious of its unknown doom. She goes
Gandhi was a great man in a lot of ways he was born on October 2, 1869 in Western India. At the age of thirteen he married Kasturbi who was also thirteen before his father died. When he did his mother sent him to law school in England this was in 1888. While he was there he fell in love so to speak with the nonviolent ways of the Hindu scriptures of the Bhagavad-Gita, and in the bible tellings of Jesus.
‘’Dont you remember how you forced Pandavas to bet their wife Draupadi on game? The game which was started only for fun became the reason of poverty and selfishness in this era. The only difference is that they were bound to do that while these people are not. Because of your one mistake, thousands of women are struggling for their respect and dignity. They all treat women like a toy. When they need them, they use them and when they don’t, they even sell them and at that time women are just a body for them. If you had neverchosen to play that gambling game then, this game too would have remained just for fun instead of causing miseries in this era.’’ Krishna paused and smiled. ‘’ Now you will not see anything more here, I just want you to see these two things only, because you can see the essence of all problems in these. Everyone wants to be superior to others and this ego makes them selfish. Once you’re selfish, you lose humility and may become cruel gradually. Superiority gives you power and power makes you
“The strongest physical force bends before moral force when used in the defense of truth.” - Mahatma Gandhi (Bondurant). Mahatma Gandhi was the main leader in helping India become independent through the principles of non violence, self-rule, and the unity of Hindus and Muslims. His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, but he was given the name Mahatma later on in his life. He wanted to see an united India without the rule of the British Empire. He accomplished this with passive resistance or resistance by non violence because he wanted to show that violence is not always the best answer.
Rukumani, the protagonist is studying at the university and has fallen in love with a guy named Devanayagam, also from the same community as she is. So what is the problem one may think. Oh No! Rukumany has created a big problem. She has ruined her family's dignity and respect to an extend that her parents could not face the other members of their community ; Yes, falling in love is a great sin, according to her parents.
The men have internally colonized the minds of women, often making them aware of the limitations. Women are illtreated and tortured for various reasons and are considered a debit to the family though they bear and bring up children; do all the house work and some of them do jobs additionally. Ambedkar points out, “A woman under the laws of Manu is subject to corporal punishment and Manu allows the husband the right to beat his wife”.2 There is another problem which affects almost all women is the problem of gender inequality. Since the women are given the subordinate status, they never feel that they are at the driver seat of their lives. Their role in the family or society is considered inferior than their male counterparts. Even the modern women who are educated and who have economic independence remain unchanged in this aspect that is their subordinate status remains intact. The Indian society which has accepted the laws of Manu denies education to women and thus mental growth. Manu says, “Women have no right to study the Vedas”.3 In modern India, though women are allowed to study, there is a danger of becoming sophisticated slaves in the patriarchal system as ‘Saritha’ in Vijay Tendulkar’s play,
This total idea of challenging and creating a new identity may seem quite a utopian concept but it is not so impossible. The present paper will illustrate the writings of Mridula Garg and Arundhati Roy. The characters in their work are not extraordinary and utopian but common people like us whom we can come across in our day today life. Here for the purpose of analysis Garg’s three short stories have been chosen. They are: Hari Bindi, Sath Saal Ki Aurat and Wo Dusri.