FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES IN BHARTI MUKHERJEE’S NOVELS

Authors

  • Ms. Chandni D Pandya Research Scholar, Gokul Global University, Siddhapur (Gujarat)
  • Dr. Jaiminibahen Chaudhary Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Idar Anjana Patidar H.K.M Arts & P.N. Patel Commerce College, Idar (Gujarat)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i2.2024.5818

Keywords:

Exile, Describe, Frustration, immigrant, adaptability, Cultural elements etc.

Abstract [English]

This paper focuses the view on Feminist Perspectives in Bharti Mukherjee’s Novels. During pre-independence number of Indians migrate to colonies of Europe and other countries. Diaspora dream figures are found prominently in all the fiction of Bharati Mukherjee covering many moods of expatriation - nostalgia, uncertainty, frustration and despondency. In her novels, she explores the motif of expatriation, immigration and transformation. The challenges and issues pertaining to South Asian women, especially those in India, are the focus of Third World feminist author Bharti Mukherjee. Like her modern feminist writers, she supports women's rights, but she is different from them in that she focuses on highlighting the issues of cross-cultural conflicts that Indian women immigrants experience. Tara Banerjee in "The Tiger's Daughter," Dimple in "Wife," Jyoti in "Jasmine," the three sisters Tara, Parvati, and Padma in "Desirable Daughters," and Tara in "The Tree Bride" are all examples of this. The heroines of Bharti Mukherjee are fearless and self-assured. They have a tremendous capacity for adaptation; they embrace the harsh realities of their lives and live firmly in reality.

References

Cohen, Robin. Global Diasporas. 2nd. New York: Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2008. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203928943

Mukharjee, Bharati. "Literature Interview." Daily Quarterly Archive. Meer Ameena. 1989.

__________. Jasmine. New Delhi: Penguin India, 1990. Print.

__________. The Tiger’s Daughter. New Delhi: Penguin India, 1990.

__________. Wife. New Delhi: Penguin, 1975.

__________. Desirable Daughters, New Delhi: Rupa &Co. 2004

Nelson, Emmanuel. Bharati Mukherjee: Critical Perspectives. New York: Garland Publishing, 1993.

Singh, Vandana. The Fictional World of Bharti Mukherjee, Prestige books New Delhi

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Published

2024-02-29

How to Cite

Ms. Chandni D Pandya, & Jaiminibahen Chaudhary. (2024). FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES IN BHARTI MUKHERJEE’S NOVELS. ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts, 5(2), 1369–1373. https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i2.2024.5818