I’ve been planted in a pot
My roots are welded to the soil
My buds are blossoming
But
I am fed fertilizer named Hindering
Eventually these petals will be a memory
My existence dust
(A Marginalized Rose)
These words by Francisco DH in his poem ‘A Marginalized Rose’ illuminates the mental and emotional condition of the marginalized groups and draws a picture upon the cruel social system, that disconnect a particular group from the mainstream culture and hinder their growth.
Marginalization is the art of knowingly or unknowingly constraining an individual or a group to an undesirable situation. It is a social phenomenon where the minority group is oppressed, excluded and denied of their basic rights. Through this process equal opportunities are …show more content…
Her novel The Nature of Passion is about a modern young girl who wants to discard the age old tradition and customs. The other notable Indian women novelist in English are Anita Desai, Shobha de, Arundhati Roy, Mahaswetha Devi and Sashi Deshapade. Anita desai is one of the most appreciable women novelist. She uses stream of consciousness method and portrays the psychic life of her characters. Some of her famous novels are Cry the Peacock, Bye Bye Blackbird, Where Shall We Go This Summer and Fire on the …show more content…
She emerged on the Indian fictional scene in 1970 and created a place for herself in the cluster of Indian women novelist in English. She was born in 1938 in Dharwad, Karnataka. Her father Adya Rangachar better known by lovers of literature as Sriranga, was a prominent kannada writer and Sanskrit scholar. Despande had her early education in Dharwad and later moved to Bombay where she took a degree in economics from Elphinstone College. She also acquired degrees in English and Law and a Diploma in Journalism. However it was after her marriage and the birth of two sons that she serious thought of pursuing a career in journalism. Shashi Despande asserts: “There are three things in my early life that have shaped me as a writer. These are: That my father was a writer, that I was educated exclusively in English and that I was born a
My roots are welded to the soil
My buds are blossoming
But
I am fed fertilizer named Hindering
Eventually these petals will be a memory
My existence dust
(A Marginalized Rose)
These words by Francisco DH in his poem ‘A Marginalized Rose’ illuminates the mental and emotional condition of the marginalized groups and draws a picture upon the cruel social system, that disconnect a particular group from the mainstream culture and hinder their growth.
Marginalization is the art of knowingly or unknowingly constraining an individual or a group to an undesirable situation. It is a social phenomenon where the minority group is oppressed, excluded and denied of their basic rights. Through this process equal opportunities are …show more content…
Her novel The Nature of Passion is about a modern young girl who wants to discard the age old tradition and customs. The other notable Indian women novelist in English are Anita Desai, Shobha de, Arundhati Roy, Mahaswetha Devi and Sashi Deshapade. Anita desai is one of the most appreciable women novelist. She uses stream of consciousness method and portrays the psychic life of her characters. Some of her famous novels are Cry the Peacock, Bye Bye Blackbird, Where Shall We Go This Summer and Fire on the …show more content…
She emerged on the Indian fictional scene in 1970 and created a place for herself in the cluster of Indian women novelist in English. She was born in 1938 in Dharwad, Karnataka. Her father Adya Rangachar better known by lovers of literature as Sriranga, was a prominent kannada writer and Sanskrit scholar. Despande had her early education in Dharwad and later moved to Bombay where she took a degree in economics from Elphinstone College. She also acquired degrees in English and Law and a Diploma in Journalism. However it was after her marriage and the birth of two sons that she serious thought of pursuing a career in journalism. Shashi Despande asserts: “There are three things in my early life that have shaped me as a writer. These are: That my father was a writer, that I was educated exclusively in English and that I was born a