Locating Women in Inside the Haveli by Rama Mehta

Authors

  • Professor Alok Chansoria
  • Dr. Shahewar Syed
  • Mrs. Charu Kohli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24113/ijellh.v12i7.11502

Abstract

Inside the Haveli, the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award winner English novel written by Rama Mehta, a notable novelist of India of the 20th century, presents the tale of an urban young woman, Geeta, and her struggle to preserve her identity and individuality in the traditional surroundings of the haveli of the Rajputs, a martial race of India. It gives  to the reader  a lot to contemplate about the lives  of  the women  of  the haveli,  their customs and rituals, their rigidity  to adapt  modern  ways and  culture, their ignorance  towards female  education  and  their  willing  discrimination towards  themselves  and  other  women  of  the  society and household. Through this novel, Rama Mehta  tries  to convey  that  every  woman  is blessed  with an inner  strength  and  it  is  not  necessary  to rebel  to  preserve  one’s  identity. Geeta does not rebel against adverse circumstances and does not insult any relationship, but on the other hand, in a very dignified way, maintaining her individuality, discovers the path of her emancipation. 

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Author Biographies

Professor Alok Chansoria

Head, Dept. of P.G. Studies in English

Hawabagh College

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Dr. Shahewar Syed

Principal

Hawabagh College

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mrs. Charu Kohli

Hawabagh College

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

References

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Asthana, R.K. “Tradition and Modernity in Inside the Haveli.” Indian Women Novelist, edited by R.K. Dhawan, vol.4, Prestige Books, 1991. pp.193-201.

Kirpal, Viney. “How Traditional can a Modern Indian be: Analysis of Inside the Haveli.”Indian Women Novelists, edited by R.K. Dhawan, vol.4, Prestige Books, 1991. p. 176.

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Published

26-07-2024

How to Cite

Chansoria, P. A., Syed, D. S., & Kohli, M. C. (2024). Locating Women in Inside the Haveli by Rama Mehta. SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH, 12(7), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.24113/ijellh.v12i7.11502

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