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Mohosin Mandal obtained his PhD degree in English Literature from Aligarh Muslim University. His area of academic interest is feminist studies.
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Address: Bardhaman, West Bengal, India
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Contemporary Voice of Dalit
The unique feature of the Indian patriarchal social structure is the existence of caste hierarchy... more The unique feature of the Indian patriarchal social structure is the existence of caste hierarchy in it, which is an alien concept for Western feminist theorists. Arundhati Roy and Meena Kandasamy in their novels ‘The God of Small Things and The Gypsy Goddess’ portray the caste and gender pyramid vividly, and their protagonists pose threat to this structure and show the way out. Caste classification utterly refutes the subjectivity of a person. His rank and his professions are decided by his birth, not by his skills. The article traces the origin of caste hierarchy established in the society and its functioning. It presents the idea that gender and caste hierarchies are interlinked, and in both these structures, the concept of purity is a pertinent theme. Myths, religious scriptures, laws of the society, and value systems function together to assert caste and sexual dominion. The research article raises the issue that a girl’s education and her aspiration to pursue an academic caree...
The Creative Launcher
The paper makes an effort to trace the status of women from the prehistoric period to the contemp... more The paper makes an effort to trace the status of women from the prehistoric period to the contemporary period to explore how the status of women changed in Indian society over the ages and patriarchy evolved to assume a complex structure. Indian women experienced a severe form of subordination as religious tradition and caste hierarchy shaped social practices. It not only unearths the history but also makes textual analysis of the prominent feminist texts and theories to show how women writers penned down their experiences and resisted the ideology and structure of patriarchal society. The period of the colonial period has been dealt with extra emphasis as in that phase history witnessed the rise of women’s movement and nationalism, and these two movements somehow expressed contradictory core values. In order to comprehend the struggle of women to liberate themselves from the bondage of patriarchy, the pieces of literary works written by female writers are indispensable. It is often...
Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with c... more Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with cinema is that it can reach out to wider audience and can influence their psyche. With this huge capacity cinema also bears the huge responsibility of seeking truth and providing platform to the marginalized people. In India Dalits are the most oppressed social group and their suffering has a long history. It is rooted in the ancient past. Indian film industry especially Bollywood makes continuous effort to put critical insight on the plight of untouchables and explores the root causes of their suffering. This paper takes a historical approach to trace the process of their subjugation. At the same time it focuses on the evolution of Bollywood movies in portraying Dalit issues with the transition in Dalit society.
Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with c... more Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with cinema is that it can reach out to wider audience and can influence their psyche. With this huge capacity cinema also bears the huge responsibility of seeking truth and providing platform to the marginalized people. In India Dalits are the most oppressed social group and their suffering has a long history. It is rooted in the ancient past. Indian film industry especially Bollywood makes continuous effort to put critical insight on the plight of untouchables and explores the root causes of their suffering. This paper takes a historical approach to trace the process of their subjugation. At the same time it focuses on the evolution of Bollywood movies in portraying Dalit issues with the transition in Dalit society.
Lapis Lazuli , 2015
Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with c... more Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with cinema is that it can reach out to wider audience and can influence their psyche. With this huge capacity cinema also bears the huge responsibility of seeking truth and providing platform to the marginalized people. In India Dalits are the most oppressed social group and their suffering has a long history. It is rooted in the ancient past. Indian film industry especially Bollywood makes continuous effort to put critical insight on the plight of untouchables and explores the root causes of their suffering. This paper takes a historical approach to trace the process of their subjugation. At the same time it focuses on the evolution of Bollywood movies in portraying Dalit issues with the transition in Dalit society.
Contemporary Voice of Dalit
The unique feature of the Indian patriarchal social structure is the existence of caste hierarchy... more The unique feature of the Indian patriarchal social structure is the existence of caste hierarchy in it, which is an alien concept for Western feminist theorists. Arundhati Roy and Meena Kandasamy in their novels ‘The God of Small Things and The Gypsy Goddess’ portray the caste and gender pyramid vividly, and their protagonists pose threat to this structure and show the way out. Caste classification utterly refutes the subjectivity of a person. His rank and his professions are decided by his birth, not by his skills. The article traces the origin of caste hierarchy established in the society and its functioning. It presents the idea that gender and caste hierarchies are interlinked, and in both these structures, the concept of purity is a pertinent theme. Myths, religious scriptures, laws of the society, and value systems function together to assert caste and sexual dominion. The research article raises the issue that a girl’s education and her aspiration to pursue an academic caree...
The Creative Launcher
The paper makes an effort to trace the status of women from the prehistoric period to the contemp... more The paper makes an effort to trace the status of women from the prehistoric period to the contemporary period to explore how the status of women changed in Indian society over the ages and patriarchy evolved to assume a complex structure. Indian women experienced a severe form of subordination as religious tradition and caste hierarchy shaped social practices. It not only unearths the history but also makes textual analysis of the prominent feminist texts and theories to show how women writers penned down their experiences and resisted the ideology and structure of patriarchal society. The period of the colonial period has been dealt with extra emphasis as in that phase history witnessed the rise of women’s movement and nationalism, and these two movements somehow expressed contradictory core values. In order to comprehend the struggle of women to liberate themselves from the bondage of patriarchy, the pieces of literary works written by female writers are indispensable. It is often...
Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with c... more Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with cinema is that it can reach out to wider audience and can influence their psyche. With this huge capacity cinema also bears the huge responsibility of seeking truth and providing platform to the marginalized people. In India Dalits are the most oppressed social group and their suffering has a long history. It is rooted in the ancient past. Indian film industry especially Bollywood makes continuous effort to put critical insight on the plight of untouchables and explores the root causes of their suffering. This paper takes a historical approach to trace the process of their subjugation. At the same time it focuses on the evolution of Bollywood movies in portraying Dalit issues with the transition in Dalit society.
Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with c... more Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with cinema is that it can reach out to wider audience and can influence their psyche. With this huge capacity cinema also bears the huge responsibility of seeking truth and providing platform to the marginalized people. In India Dalits are the most oppressed social group and their suffering has a long history. It is rooted in the ancient past. Indian film industry especially Bollywood makes continuous effort to put critical insight on the plight of untouchables and explores the root causes of their suffering. This paper takes a historical approach to trace the process of their subjugation. At the same time it focuses on the evolution of Bollywood movies in portraying Dalit issues with the transition in Dalit society.
Lapis Lazuli , 2015
Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with c... more Cinema reflects all the complexities of the society like other forms of art. The advantage with cinema is that it can reach out to wider audience and can influence their psyche. With this huge capacity cinema also bears the huge responsibility of seeking truth and providing platform to the marginalized people. In India Dalits are the most oppressed social group and their suffering has a long history. It is rooted in the ancient past. Indian film industry especially Bollywood makes continuous effort to put critical insight on the plight of untouchables and explores the root causes of their suffering. This paper takes a historical approach to trace the process of their subjugation. At the same time it focuses on the evolution of Bollywood movies in portraying Dalit issues with the transition in Dalit society.