FEMINISM IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE

Editors Dr. Suresh A. Gadhavi Dr. Neena Sharma

PRISM BOOKS () JAIPUR Contents

• Preface

• Contributors 1. Feminist Literary Criticism in the Indian Context —Dr. Maya Pandit 1 2. The Changing Selves in the Indian Women Autobiographies with a Special Reference to Kamala Das and Sharan-Jeet Shan —AlphonsaK.L. 15 3. Representation of Women in the Novels of Shashi Deshpande — Dr. Baldevbhai M Vaghela 25 4. Feminism and Women's Issues —Dr.DiptiH.Mehta 31 5. Representation of Feminine Sensibility in Githa Hariharan's The Thousand Faces of Night —Dr.SureshGadhavi 38 6. Femine Psyche in The Novels of Anita Desai —MitalJ.Macwan 46

7. Feminism in Samuel Richardson's Novels "Pamela" and "Clarissa Harlowe" —KomalPandya 50 8. Feminine Perspective in Ariita Desai's Cry, the Peacock —Ranjitsinh Bhoi 54 9. The Feminine Self and Feminism in Manju Kapur's Difficult Daughters —Miss. Dipti C. Macwan 57 10. Representation of Women in Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies — Dr. Dittesh H. Patel & Nischal M. Chavda 62

11. Representation of women in Indian Writing in English —HeetiaL Patel 69 12. Women in Indian —Ms. Jagrtiti Patel 78 13. Feminism Reflected in Manju Kapur's Difficult Daughters —Solanki JigneshkumarPrahladbhai 81 14. Female characters in search of space in the plays of Mahesh Dattani —MadhulcantA. Macwan, & Prof.NileshRMacwan 89 15. Gynocentricism in Bharti Mukherjee's Jasmine

— SolankiMilindKantilal 98 16. A Gynocritical Reading of Nalini Jameela's The Autobiography ofa Sex Worker and Amen: The Autobiography ofaNun by Sister Jesme —NeetaAvtarKhurana 104

17. Question of Violence of Body: Rape as the Metaphor of Pain and Silence in Disgrace and Khol Do — Parvani Ruganath Sharma 111

18. Rosie in R.K.Narayan's The Guide as a Representative of the emerging womanhood of her times

— PradumansinhH.Solanki 115 19. Presentation of Women in Soaps & Serials: Reality or Myth — Prof. Pratima N. Mistry 118 20. Feminism in the Movie "Queen"

— Shukla Purva Jagsdishchandra 124 21. Urmila Pawar's 'Aaydan' (The Weave of My Life: Woman's Memoirs): A New Feministic Movement of Dalit Consciousness —SanjayPamianandLalani 132 22. Feminist Concerns in the Film 'Queen'

— Dr. Sheetal Thakore 139 23. Portrayal Of Feminine Psyche In Anita Desai's Cry, The Peacock —Ms.SoniyaRajput 143 24. Negotiating Patriarchy and Women's Empowerment in Githa Hariharan's A Thousand Faces of Night —Mr. Upendra R. Kavani 148 25. Images of Women in post-independence — Dr. Vikas Raval & Mr. Stinil Prajapati 155

26. Kamala Das as a Love Poet — VishnubhaiI. Patel 166 27. A Critical Analysis of Gurcharan Das' Play 9 Jakhoo Hills — Najma Pathan 171 28. Representation of 'The Other' in Maya Angelo's Poems

— ShabnamLohani 176