An Insight into the Horrors of Partition, Colonialism and Womens Issues

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SMART MOVES

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491_9788193593011

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The book, An Insight into the Horrors of Partition, Colonialism and Women’s Issues, aims to explore, highlight and condemn various forms of oppression like the oppression of the downtrodden women in the patriarchal society, colonialism and mass trauma and exodus during the Partition of India. For the convenience of the readers, the book has been organized in three Chapters. Chapter I, “The Problem That Has No Name”, attempts to explore the issue of patriarchy vis-à-vis women’s oppression by the dominant male members of the society. An attempt has been made to allude to different scholars/philosophers/writers in order to establish the fact that women from the very outset have been greatly wronged, oppressed and marginalized. However, the problem is not left unanswered/unsolved. An attempt is made to provide a counterview by citing many authors/philosophers and by bringing to light the fact that though there have been forces at work to suppress/oppress the downtrodden women, there have also been forces to revolt against this unjust and absurd oppression. Mention has been made of various movements, like Feminist Movement, that strived to empower and uplift women. And this is followed by the conclusion which the reader shall come to know himself after having read the chapter. Chapter I is obviously followed by the second chapter of the book. Chapter II, “Post-colonialism: A Conflict Between the Orient and the Occident,” is about colonialism: how the Europeans/British presented the entire process of colonization as a civilizing mission and how the natives were exploited and oppressed socially, politically and economically; how attempts were also made to instill a deep repugnance in the minds of the downtrodden natives for their own culture. The chapter aims to bring to light a conflict between the Orient and the Occident. The chapter also highlights the postcolonial posture/strain of different authors who tried to “write b

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