O Ascetic, think hard And figure it out: Is it a male or female?[1]
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The Reversal of Gender Roles in Viraha Bhakti
Posted in Women and literature, tagged gender, Literature, Viraha Bhakti on January 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Fairy’s Grim Tales
Posted in Women and literature, Women and the society, tagged cinderella, fairy tales, grimm brothers, little mermaid, rapunzel, red riding hood, snow white on January 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Fairy Tales are very telling pieces of fiction. A conspiracy hatched by our parents, in collusion with Disney, of course simplifies these complex and mostly female-centric tales of human life, into candy-sweet Barbie versions where every story ends happily ever after. No one ever tells us how the Little Mermaid, pining in her abusive and [...]
Womanhood as Masquerade: The female devotional voice in Viraha Bhakti
Posted in Women and literature, Women and the society, tagged Bhakti, devotion, gender, Religion, Viraha Bhakti, Womanhood, Women on January 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Introduction: If they see Breasts and long hair coming They call it woman, If beard and whiskers, They call it man: But look the self that hovers In between Is neither man nor woman O Ramanatha.
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