Manuscript Number : SISRRJ1818921

From Dilemma to Disillusionment : A Study of Vijay Tendulkar's Kanyadaan

Authors(2) :-Dr. Sandhya Saxena, Dr. Shaifali Saxena

This paper is an attempt to unknot the layers of patriarchy, caste, gender and liberal reformism bundled in Vijay Tendulkar's controversial play Kanyadaan. As the play has caused uproar among both the caste Hindus and the dalit communities, it certainly can't be read as a document favouring any of these. Neither can it be cheered as an argument in favour of inter-caste marriages and vice-versa. Several critics have studied it as an indictment against 'hate the sin not the sinner' kind Gandhian philosophy as the protagonist Jyoti puts it: .....man and his inherent nature are never really two different things. Both are one, and inseparable. (Kanyadaan) Nath's liberal reformism and his passion for shouldering social responsibility against casteism thrust Jyoti into a greater pitfall. In the light of this observation the play can also be read in terms of father- child relationship. Like Chris in Arthur Miller's All My Sons, Jyoti also suffers because of her father's hypocrisy, his unpractical 'march on soldiers' sort idealism. The notions of caste, violence in marital life and patriarchy are all intricately interwoven into the texture of the play

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Sandhya Saxena
Associate Professor, Department of English, V.R.A.L .Rajkiya Mahila College, Bareilly U.P., India
Dr. Shaifali Saxena
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Upadhi P. G. College, Pilibhit, U.P. , India

Reformism, Hypocrisy, Violence, Reconstruction, Masculinity.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 1 | Issue 1 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 192-196
Manuscript Number : SISRRJ1818921
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Dr. Sandhya Saxena, Dr. Shaifali Saxena, "From Dilemma to Disillusionment : A Study of Vijay Tendulkar's Kanyadaan", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp.192-196, January-February.2018
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SISRRJ1818921

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