Cultural Relativism and Feminist Discourse in Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Fiction vis-á-vis his Concepts on the ‘Worth of Women’

Purkayastha, Madhumita

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“…In fact, he wrote in defense of his enterprise masking it as the publishers' preface to his anthology of articles (1923) 10 years after their first appearance in Yamunā in 1913 (as he explained, he wrote the preface "because the women of that time were yet unprepared to argue about their rights"; J. Mukhopadhyay, 2008, p. 24; see also Purkayastha, 2013). His condescension toward women is explicit in his letter to Radharani Debi (1904Debi ( -1989:…”

Section: Sharatchandra's Concept Of Woman: Progressive or Patriarchal?mentioning

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Sharatchandra’s Caste and Gender Consciousness

Sil

2015

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Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay’s attitude to the prevalent caste system and social ethos, especially concerning sex, love, and marriage and chastity of married as well as widowed women, shows a marked ambivalence. On one hand, his work demonstrates his progressive and liberal ideas emanating from Western contact and impact on late colonial India, and on Bengal in particular. On the other hand, and by the same token, his attitude to love, marriage, and sex shows marked affinity with the Victorian morality emanating from the society of colonial India’s metropolitan masters. The upshot of this historical and social context is that Sharatchandra was basically a caste conscious Hindu Brahmin and a firm believer in the patriarchal ethos of his contemporary society, his reputation as a compassionate (daradī or maramī) writer exposing the ills of his society notwithstanding.

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Section: Sharatchandra's Concept Of Woman: Progressive or Patriarchal?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Sharatchandra’s Caste and Gender Consciousness

Sil

2015

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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Views on Educated Women and Their Duties

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Mete

2024

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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876-1938) is a renowned writer of Bengali Literature. He showcased the then contemporary society through fiction, like, stories, novels, essays, etc. In his various writings, women and society were greatly touched. The bright presence of women can be seen in all of his various short stories. He has also highlighted the importance of women’s education as an agenda of women’s development. Thus, in his various short stories, he has emphasized the importance of women's development as well as various duties of women in Indian Culture. In this research paper, Sarat Chandra’s views on the responsibilities and duties of educated women have been analyzed in the light of his short stories - ‘Darpachurna’ and ‘Anuradha’.

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Cultural Relativism and Feminist Discourse in Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Fiction vis-á-vis his Concepts on the ‘Worth of Women’

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Sharatchandra’s Caste and Gender Consciousness

Sharatchandra’s Caste and Gender Consciousness

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Views on Educated Women and Their Duties

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