• MADHUMITA MALAKAR

One of the most reputed and distinguished Assamese writer Mamoni Raisom Goswami popularly known as Indira Goswami wrote her life story Adha Lekha Dastabez (1988) along with other short stories and novels. It was originally written in Assamese but later translated into English as An unfinished Autobiography in 2022 by P. Kotoky. Goswami’s works focuses on several facets of women’s empowerment in post-Independence India. Her stories deal with the lives of women and their problems. In a world of women there is no derth of women who act like agents of Patriarchal society and try to pass on its rules and regulations to the generations to come. Aware of this fact Mamoni Raisom Goswami therefore has brought forth this issue of women empowerment through some of the strong female voice of her novel be it her own voice in her autobiography, An unfinished Autobiography or any other voice. The portrayal of these characters have left a deep imprint on our mind and provides some clues to think about these orthodox elements prevailing in the society. This paper tries to explore how Goswami depicts the complex nuances of marginality and focus on women empowerment, which was started by the novelist much before the concept has been popularized.

Patriarchal, women empowerment female voice, orthodox .

"WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN POST INDIPENDENT BHARAT: A FEMINEST READING OF INDIRA GOSWAMI'S AN UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no.b443-b445, November-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411156.pdf

"WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN POST INDIPENDENT BHARAT: A FEMINEST READING OF INDIRA GOSWAMI'S AN UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no. ppb443-b445, November-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411156.pdf