The Importance Of Homosexuality In India By Mahesh Dattani

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The taboo of homosexuality in the Indian civil society is a question which is
Largely known to be a thought provoking subject. In India, homosexuals are depicted as abnormal and are known to have a separate identity, although we see that the existence of homosexuality has been visualized in various forms of art like carvings in temples and paintings in our Indian culture. So basically homosexuality is characterized as a romantic compulsion. It can also be known as a sexual desirability between people of the same sex or gender. The distinction and identification of homosexuality is said to have numerous beliefs by many people. Firstly, according to many humans, homosexuality to the Indian culture is obscene and bizarre. Secondly,
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Dattani smoothly chisels his subject so that it epitomizes a standard and is tempting at the same time. So he summarizes the barrenness, triviality and repulsiveness of the modern age. Mahesh Dattani’s book wanders beyond linguistic and broadening obstacle. Dattani is recognized as a skilled genius who makes ample use of the Indian legends, customs and present-day drawbacks. But he then uplifts the topic to the apex by stunning the human chords that bring out the feeling of love, happiness , sexual fulfillment and identity problem. Mahesh Dattani reveals that his melodramatic tensity arises from those who actually seek freedom from the nation. He further says that every individual has sensibility of remoteness and this is what makes everyone of us distinct.
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The book shows how the homosexuals face hatred and indignity. This book revolves around the story of two men Kamlesh and Prakash who are dedicated and passionate lovers. But Prakash feels ashamed of being a homosexual so then all of a sudden he turns into Ed. Then he falls for Kiran who happens to
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But soon he now wants to remain in contact with Kamlesh through Kiran so that nobody is suspicious of his identity. He further says, “Nobody would know. Nobody would care… I’ll take care of Kiran and you take care of me.” But when Kiran gets to know about the truth, she displays sympathy for the homosexual community. Mahesh
Dattani in his book portrays the growing issue of the homosexuals of today. It can be possible that every next person may be a homosexual but is afraid of how the society reacts to revelation. The story revolves around unisexual and bisexual relationships and most importantly it focuses on the lives of all the homosexual characters such as Kamlesh,
Sharad, Ed Ranjit, Bunny and Deepali. They have been portrayed as non-liberal and have never shown the daring action of disclosing their sexuality to the world. The main protagonist Kamlesh, fears that his relationship with Prakash alias Ed should never be disclosed to his sister Kiran as it can prove to be a hindrance in her love life. The story deals with mainly homosexuality and it even defied the disguise of sexlessness along with that it makes an aim to allocate the so called

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