The Hindu Widow In Indian Literature. Rajul Sogani.
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The widow was always regarded as a symbol of misfortune and evil in patriarchal Hindu society, and was seldom mentioned in ancient and medieval Indian literature. She came into sudden prominence in the nineteenth century receiving attention not only from social leaders and reformers but also from creative writers all over India. This book examines novels about widowhood in eight Indian languages - Bengali, Gujerati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi and Urdu. In the process it uncovers the attitudes - often contradictory - towards widows in upper-caste Hindu society. They have been perceived variously as ascetics, victims, romantic or tragic heroines, sirens, rebels, individuals in search of social identity, and even as mother-figures embodying the values of the entire community or nation. This book provides an intimate glimpse of Indian society and culture, and the changes that have taken place in gender relations over the years. This is done not through statistical data but through a study of popular stories that have reflected and shaped the collective consciousness of the predominantly Hindu culture in India.
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