The Plight of Subaltern Women in Bamas Karukku

Name of Author : J.Jency Devarathi

Abstract: Gender inequality is a problem in this country” – ManmohanSingh, Prime Minister of India, NDTV: 28 December, 2012.The quote above indicative of the changes that are taking place in Indian society with regard to the bipolar world of typical masculine and feminine attributes. Subaltern as a concept is related to issues of domination and power. Many feminist movements argue that there is a characteristic between sex and gender and that sex does not determine gender. Early feminist writers were mainly concerned with womens subordination in society and concepts of femininity. This paper tends to explore the fate of women in general and specifically the destiny of a girl child in a male chauvinist society.

Keywords : Masculine, Domination, Gender, Autobiography

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