Her
Resurrection- A Review
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Feminism is not a fad but intent, not a cult but a religion
in India. 'Her Resurrection' by Soumyadeep Koley is not merely a harbinger of
harsh realities to fore, but it is the undying spirit of women that survive the
dogmas and refuse to succumb under the bigoted faiths.
Maya among the likes of Kumar and Shittuppam, is not just
another protagonist helping to unfold a story plot; it is instead the pull back
of the male skin to unfold the grave and grotesque misdemeanours of men.
Often, I have snubbed and sidelined the entity of feminism
as a part and parcel stemming from the pragmatic discourse of intellectuals.
However, Soumadeep with his tale of Maya has not only brought out the catharsis
post rape but a catalysis of reactions that gains momentum when a young girl
chooses to defy the contemporary societal norms and refuses to be a pariah in
the course of her endless trauma.
I can take you through the day-to-day impediments of Maya
and share all her travails but what good is a beautiful text if not read but
seen only from the eclipsed view of a reviewer. People like Shittuppam and
Kumar are not individual characters menacing the very existence of Maya in the
text, but they are everyday metaphors of menace against the rebels like Maya
who refuse to kneel down before their oppressors.
The voice of Maya, regardless of caste and creed, is the
strong voice of the suppressed subaltern community. In the text, the curse
called dowry mocks and jeers at the idea of a progressive India when a minor wails to study and the inebriated father thrashes her if she chooses to open her mouth against ‘his will’.
Even the idea of a teacher is flayed when he stands against
education and questions: so now, you wish to study more than me, girl? And,
that wasn’t a question at all! It was education lampooned and Maya ridiculed.
‘Her Resurrection’ is a seething attack on the questionable
mindsets of males. To me as a linguist, the text is not just a story but a
mission that uncovers the atrocities against women to achieve honour for them
instead.
2 comments:
Women in the progressive Indian society are oppressed as a tradition. Rape is not just an issue, it is about men who ravage the essential energy on this planet. But, Maya survived as the fire in her was brighter than the fire around her. The book review is inspiring and I am looking forward to read this amazing piece of work.
Yes, women shall always be honoured.
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