Footprints of Feminism In Indian Women Autobiographies of the Twentieth Century

Exploring the Political and Cultural Significance of Feminism in Twentieth Century Indian Women's Autobiographies

Abstract

The concept of Feminism in the Indian context and its leit motif are described while taking stock of the status and significance of feminism in the distant cultural past of India. The researcher has made an attempt to trace the political climate responsible for the resurgence of feminism which has long been stifled In the name of convention and upkeep of tradition. A few women autobiographers of the twentieth century and their reflection on self-worth which is the other name for feminism has been taken into account.