Patriarchy and Feministic views in Jaishree Misra's Ancient Promises

Abstract

Feminism comprises a number of social, cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women. Feminists have divided feminism's history into three ‘waves.' To bring up women from many kinds of sufferings and social issues so many feminists and feministic movements are in rise in several places.

Of the different kinds of feminism, we concentrate deeply into the radical feminism which is a radical reordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts. Radical feminists seek to abolish patriarchy by challenging existing social norms and institutions, rather than through a purely political process. This includes challenging the notion of traditional gender roles, opposing the sexual objectification of women, and raising public awareness about such issue as rape and violence against women.

 In Indian writing in English many male and female writers through their writings show how women suffer in the dominated society and seek to abolish patriarchy. Jaishree Misra is one among them. In Ancient Promises Jaishree Misra reveals how Janu, the protagonist suffers from teenage love, parent's pressure for marriage, cultural variation, conflicts in marital life. Through Janu's character the author reveals feministic views and shows how patriarchy changes the mind of women.