REVISITING THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE ON INDIAN FEMALE MODELS IN INDIRA MAHINDRA’S THE END PLAY

• Authors: Lamia Khalil Hammad
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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This paper discusses how Indira Mahindra’s The End Play (1995) represents the effect of social change on women’s ideology and the society surrounding the sequential female generations – the grandmother, the mother, and granddaughter. Hence, each female character represents a different model, thereby representing its own ideology and social position. The paper also explores the effect of social change in relation to issues such as marriage, work, women’s rights, divorce, betrayal, women’s virginity, and the stereotypical images of women – all of which are related to Indian Feminism. However, before embarking on this discussion, it is vital for this critical investigation to identify the concept of ideology, and feminist theories and movements in India.

Keywords

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INDIAN WOMEN; SOCIAL CHANGE; IDEOLOGY; FEMALE MODELS; INDIRA MAHINDRA; INDIA; FEMINISM

• Publisher: Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Asian and African Studies
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 74 – 84

Contributors

author

Lamia Khalil Hammad

• Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic