Image of lesbianism in shobha des starry nights and strange. Image of lesbianism in shobha des starry nights and strange obsession m. A study of the new woman in the selected novels of manju. A study of shobha des novel strange obsession in international conference on english language and literature icell 2012 on 14 and 15 july 2012 at hyderabad, andra pradesh, india, conducted by international academic and industrial rearch. The representation of the lesbian body in contemporary indian. Starry nights, sultry days, sisters, strange obsession, snapshots and second thoughts, two books of nonfiction surviving men and speedpost. Exploration of manwoman relationship in the selected. Research scholar department of english annamalai university. Penguin books published shobha des novel, strange obsession, in 1992. The inclusion of sensational titillating and striking details about sexual behaviour also forms a part of narrative elements in a number of other novels. Indian literature 01 abhishek sarkar the beauty of diction in exploring 0104. Within months of her arrival in bombay, she is the envy of its beautiful people.
Image of lesbianism in shobha des novels starry nights and. Dr naresh kumar vats guru gobind singh indraprastha. While on the way becoming model, shobha faced many strange people and strange events. This novel was followed by starry nights 1991, sisters 1992, strange obsession 1992, sultry days 1994 and snapshots 1995. After making her name as a model and first working with ashvin gatha, she began a career in journalism in 1970, during the course of which she founded and edited three. But in 2011, the year i spent without a job and was omnivorous in reading books des sisters caught my eyes. After making her name as a model, she began a career in journalism in 1970, during the course of which she founded and edited three magazines stardust, society, and celebrity. A thematic study of shobhaa des novels socialite evenings and. A study of the novel strange obsession international journal of. The resonance of silent vengeances in indira goswamis short stories arti s. This paper focuses the hurdles faced by the protagonist and how she confronts it and overcomes it successfully. Stories from my life have all been phenomenal bestsellers. High emotions in unprotected life in shobha des strange obsession kamlesh a. A thematic study of shobhaa des novels socialite evenings and second thoughts protest against the ideal a close study of shobhaa des works reveals her protest against the good and ideal image of woman.
See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. When amrita aggarwal, a finelooking aspiring model, reaches mumbai to have a career in the modeling world, she is emotionally abducted by minx, an ugly lesbian. The women in their works are no so silent sufferers that their voices will be hushed so easily rendering them powerless and speechless. The novel revolves around the lustful lesbian relationship of two young girls, amrita aggarawal and meenakshiiyengar minx or meenu. The representation of the lesbian body in contemporary. In this novel shobha des women have been described pleasureseeking women in the company of husbands. Download indian literature 01 abhishek sarkar the beauty of diction in exploring 0104. The novel sisters tells about the sexual obsession of one woman for another. Exploration of manwoman relationship in the selected novels. Since there was nothing else to read, i started opening up the pages of the novel. The heights of criminality and fixation in shobha des strange obsession dr. By this she tends to substitute patriarchy with a new discourse of eonism through a transversatile personality meenakshi iyengar. Strange obsession is the story of the gorgeous young supermodel amrita aggarwal. It also underscores that women, must be discrete to distinguish between the real and deceptive, fake and genuine, deleterious.
Khindri 74 80 87 97 105 116 123 7 144 150 157 165 171 180 189. A critical analysis through shobha des novels article pdf available in language and literature volume 2issue1. Her ten books with penguin india the novels socialite evenings, starry nights, sultry days, sisters, strange obsession, snapshots and second thoughts, two books of nonfiction surviving men and speedpost. She began her advent in the literary scene in 1989 with socialite evenings, starry nights 1991, sisters, strange. The dreams of innocent girls who wish to enter the movies and modelling are shattered and exploited in this novel.
To ask other readers questions about strange obsession, please sign up. Obsession by rashmi gupta presents that shobhaa des work is more capable. In our society, women illtreat and exploit women instead of showing love, respect and understanding for their own sex. Socialite evenings, starry nights, sisters, strange obsession, sultry days and snapshots. One might say that gender identities cannot be change on exchanged at. After acquiring the internal knowledge about bollywood, especially actresses and models, she uses that kno.
Way of writing will be an expression of his personality and his way of looking at life. Her novel starry nights narrates the story of a film star asha rani who leaves no stone unturned to achieve her goal. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have see numerous times for their favorite books like this sultry days shobha. She writes about female gender and gives graphic depiction of their pursuits and attitudes. Xaviers college, mumbai with a degree in psychology. She has been regarded as, the high priestess of gossip and innuendo. You would end up disliking all the characters as well as the story. Shalini yadav assistant professor, aljouf university, kingdom of saudi arabia, sakaka po. However, after spending much time in the modelling world she entered novel writing profession. It is a means of victimization and exploitation for the aspirants in the glamour world. She has tasted the sweet fruits of success through her prominent novels.
Shobha des novel a strange obsession and raj raos recently published novel room no. Lesbianism is a socially unaccepted behaviour right from the early history, many people don t like it because it is a different thing. She was youngest of the women chosen and had to model exquisite banarasi sarees. International journal of english and education issn. Strange obsession more editions of strange obsession. Story of a girl naomi whose father is involved in crimes since her child. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Shobha des novel socialite evenings is about the journey of a prominent bombay socialite karuna from an ordinary middle class girl to a selfsufficient woman. The novel relates the story of meenakshiiyengars minxs abnormal, weird and unnatural passion for amrita, a bombay based model. An innocent girl one day followed into a wood her father in the night seeing her fathers crimes, her life changed completely. The uses of gents and ladys private parts stun the reader in the very first reading of the novel.
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