Unveiling the Struggles in Bama’s Karukku and Sangati

Abstract

The feminism is the belief that women deserve socially, economically, politically and culturally equality but patriarchal social setup which is being followed in India always suppresses the role of women in all walks of life and caste system of India has made the plight of women even worst. This article discusses the projection of murky life of Dalit women in Bama alias Faustina Mary Fathima Rani’s novels Karukku and Sangati, These novels clearly depicts the lifestyle and social injustices faced by Dalit community people chiefly focus on subjugation and marginalization of women. The women of Indian society face discrimination from birth to death. Even at present the birth of a male child is being considered as an honour in Indian families. Though girl children are reared with love and care, they face the gender discrimination in each stage of their life. They face sexual exploitation, oppression and trauma but caste discrimination wound them to the core. Both the novels are autobiographical through which she has explicitly depicted the struggle of Dalit women and their emergence from the distressing plight.