• Hari Narayan Deka

It is argued that the life of Indian women as subalterns is very challenging, which is a serious issue raised in the fictional works of Indira Goswami. The writer in her literary works shows deep concern for underprivileged women, which gets reflected in different contexts of her works. She raises questions about several facets of women’s subalternity in society. Foremost among them are attitudes towards girls' children, marriage and widowhood. In her novels, we also notice two types of characters - both voiced and voiceless; one accepts society’s norms, while, the other raises her voice and stands against the oppressors or the dominant ones. The present study is an attempt to analyse the subaltern women, both voiced and unvoiced, especially the widows.

Women, subaltern, Indira Goswami, fiction

"Woman as Subalterns : Rereading Indira Goswami’s The Man from Chhinnamasta And The Moth-Eaten Howdah of the Tusker ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no.e783-e788, December-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312496.pdf

"Woman as Subalterns : Rereading Indira Goswami’s The Man from Chhinnamasta And The Moth-Eaten Howdah of the Tusker ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no. ppe783-e788, December-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312496.pdf