• Dr. P. ROOPANA

The current paper makes an attempt to compare the drama Mangalam by Poile Sengupta and the recent movie The Great Indian Kitchen by R. K. Kannan to highlight the portrayal of domestic violence which stands as a reflection of every Indian house. Women especially in India face violence and exploitation all the three sixty-five days in a year. The comparative study shows how the exploitation is explicit and raw in the form of Physical violence, genital mutilation etc and at times it is very complex and sophisticated that it is hard to see with one’s naked eyes and sometimes in the grossest manner which again makes it difficult to see with one’s eyes. As explained by U. Vindhya, “Violence, whether domestic, or in any other form, is not merely a criminal act of physical force perpetrated against women. It covers the entire gamut of exploitation, discrimination, maintaining unequal economic and social structures and creation of an atmosphere of terror and threat, all of which are supported and mandated by the socio-economic context of power relations” (Kannabiran 197). The main issue that is discussed in Poile Sengupta’s first full length play Mangalam is the violence faced by women characters in this play, is not merely physical, more often mental and emotional. She dramatizes serious social issues such as rape, incest, molestation, gender discrimination, domestic violence and many more into the light. She expresses the plight of rape victim, both in a traditional orthodox family and in a modern urban family. Similarly, the movie The Great Indian Kitchen also unfolds the story of a woman going through the grim reality of being a “home administer” and spending most of the time cooking and cleaning the mess on the dining table, floor, and the clogged sink. At a point, her hands start to stink due to repeated cleaning of the clogged sink and its leaking conduit. When it becomes unhygienic and sludgy in the kitchen, she requests her husband to call a plumber to repair it. However, he doesn’t pay heed to her. Although she manages to dispose of the leaking sink water for many days, when several other unfavourable events swarm her up, her temper hits the brim, marking the climactic splash.

Domestic violence, Gender, Exploitation, Discrimination, Patriarchy

"DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MANGALAM AND THE GREAT INDIAN KITCHEN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.c289-c291, July-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307234.pdf

"DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MANGALAM AND THE GREAT INDIAN KITCHEN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no. ppc289-c291, July-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307234.pdf