Voices of Resilience: Vulnerability and Resistance in Amrita Pritam's Pinjar and Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand

Author(s): Sangita Konar

Abstract:

This paper studies the subject vulnerability of different groups in a detailed and systematic manner. Resistance in Amrita Pritam’s Pinjar and Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand, stands out in acute contrast with viewpoints that provide the perspective of scholars working within and outside the contemporary Indian society. By analysing the journeys of Puro and Ma, this study emphasizes how female protagonists, situated within socio-political turmoil and traditional expectations, transform their agony into agency. The gendered violence of partition is depicted in Pinjar in which women’s bodies are sites of conflicts of communal honor and the silencing of older women is explored in Tomb of Sand with their eventual claiming of identity. Both texts engage with stories as a tool of resistance in which the marginalized voice reclaims space in dominant history and culture. Through a comparative feminist lens, this paper declares that vulnerability, rather than being a sign of weakness, serves as an impetus for resilient self-formation and sociopolitical critique.

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