• Arka Pramanick

Dystopias generally depict futuristic and rotten societies. The places portrayed by dystopian works are defined by having great uncertainty and misery. They reflect chaotic systems where societal norms and gender roles are turned upside down, and which become perfect scenarios for the emergence of female leaders who can take control of the situation as they are no longer necessarily subjected to a patriarchal system. In connection with this, the present paper is based on the idea that how Manish Jha’s debut movie, Matrubhoomi : A Nation Without Women (2003) presents futuristic dystopia, offering a view of the near future when the nation would face a grim reality without women as it sanctions almost a selective genocide against women. The study also touches upon the fact that how from a nation without woman, a patriarchal dystopia, Jha’s film travels towards a nation of women, without violence, without blood bath, without rape, dowry or foeticide envisioning a feminist utopia as it were, sustained by love, care and compassion for each other.

Utopia, Dystopia, Gender, Infanticide, Patriarchy.

"Towards a Female Utopos : Critiquing Futuristic Dystopia in Manish Jha’s Matrubhoomi (2003)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.b677-b681, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108211.pdf

"Towards a Female Utopos : Critiquing Futuristic Dystopia in Manish Jha’s Matrubhoomi (2003)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppb677-b681, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108211.pdf