Inspection of the Plights of Ancient Widowhood and Victimization of Child Marriage as Pictured in Bapsi Sidhwa’s Water: A Feminist Appraisal
Author : K Arulselvi
Abstract :
This research article at the outset sheds light on the crisis and plights on the ancient widowhood culture in the typical pre-Independence Indian scenario and delves deep into the victimization of child marriage, which results in the destruction of the childhood innocence and happiness. Bapsi Sidhwa is the popular Pakistani-c American novelist, whose literary realm probes around the conflicts of women in Pre-and Post – colonial India. This research article analyses Sidhwa’s novel “Water” and unearths the stoic mourning and sufferings of early widowhood and child-marriage in Pre-Independence India. This research article highlights the plights of Indian typical women through feminist appraisal which deals with the psychological, emotional and physical problems encountered by women in India. This research article finally culminates with a point that it is through Gandhian ideology and education as a weapon, women should cross the margins to get the equality.
Keywords :
Crisis, plights, widowhood, victimization, child-marriage, conflicts, stoic, mourning, psychological, emotional, physical Ghandian, ideology, education
