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Draupadi - A Feminist View
Nappinnai V
2020 - 24, ECE
This article is written with the purpose to women uncomfortable and the massacre
bring out the difference between how male that takes place after, shows how valueless
and female writers vary with respect to dalit lives are considered to be. We cannot
expression of their female character.While expect justice as the scales are always in
Mahabaratha deals with a Draupadi who favour of people in positions of power but
felt helpless on being stripped off her our body is ours alone.Even when she is
clothes with nobody but the incarnation of stripped naked and assaulted her only
God to come to her rescue while men in the response being, "You can strip me, but
court don't object.Even though this was one how can you clothe me again?" is a
of the reasons for Kurukshetra war it was point to be appreciated. Mahasweta Devi's
depicted as nothing more but a mere ego Dopdi is the woman everyone needs to
clash between men. While Mahaswetha normalize. The one who is a brave leader,
Devi's Draupadi is a revolutionary.The plot doesn't need a man to save her, driven
starts with a woman on the run after her by a purpose, who isn't confined by the
husband is killed in a police encounter.As constraints of patriarchy, isn't ashamed or
the story progresses we come to know that broken when they expect her to be.
this is because they had killed a person Mahaswetha Devi was one of a kind
who deprived tribals of even basic needs and a pioneer who devoted her life
like water. There is also a line in which in empowerment of tribes and also
Dopdi mentions sexual objectification. highlighting importance of feminism.
This shows how men holding higher ranks
in society think they have the right to make
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