Feminism
as a movement gained political importance in the twentieth century, making
the culmination of two centuries struggle for cultural roles and
socio-political rights. Feminism as a movement is about women living on equal
terms with men and not pushed down, by law or by culture, into a subservient
role. Post-independence Indian society has witnessed massive mobilization in
work field. The constitutional provision of equal rights and privileges for
women with men, the five-year plans stressing the vocational and occupational
bias in women's education and the modern technological innovations helped in
a big way for the professional development of women. Empowering the woman
within this context, goes to subvert the western notion of the third world woman.
Chetan Bhagat is seen more as a youth icon than just an author. Chetan also
writes opened columns for leading newspapers, focusing on youth and national
development. His characters are social rebels and his female protagonists
remind us of the female characters of G. B. Shaw for their vitality viz.
Natural female instinct. The place of action of his novels is set in the
hustle and bustle of Metropolitan Indian cities. With the growing
urbanization and globalization, a number of opportunities have opened up all
around. Men and women are no more seen through the old spectacle which
marksmen as superior and women as inferior. In this global atmosphere, so far
belittled women are given their due place and respect. With their own
intellect and abilities, they are seen to be working shoulder to shoulder
with men. Dr. Ashwani Rana | Ritika Rana""One Indian Girl" by
Chetan Bhagat - A Portrayal of a Successful Modern Girl or a Bitter Criticism
of Indian Values - A Study" Published in International Journal of Trend
in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 |
Issue-1 , December 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd7013.pdf
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