Mal(e) Development, (Com)modification, Nationalism and Feminist Consciousness: An Analysis of Arundhati Roy’s Writings

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  • Mohammad Kamran Ahsan Aligarh Muslim University, Murshidabad Centre, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.40.16

Słowa kluczowe:

Development, Capitalism, Feminism, Dam building

Abstrakt

The terms “mal(e)development” and “(com)modification” are coinages that underscore the nexus of the patriarchy, colonialism and capitalism in the Indian context. India has witnessed tremendous development and exploitation of its natural resources in the post‑independence era owing to the aids sponsored by the developed nations. The mal(e) development and (com)modification of India on the western model is masquerading as nation building in the 21st century. Arundhati Roy, the prominent feminist writer‑activist, lays bare this camouflaged maldevelopment and commodification of nature and women. Roy’s concerns are pretty much influenced by eco‑feministic discourse. In post‑independence India, colonialism has resorted to subterfuge, presenting a Western model of development to the developing nations.

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  • Mohammad Kamran Ahsan - Aligarh Muslim University, Murshidabad Centre, West Bengal

    Is an Assistant Professor of Law (English) at the Aligarh Muslim University, Murshidabad Centre, West Bengal. Prior to that he worked as Fulbright Scholar at South Asian Studies Council, Yale University, USA. His research interests include feminism, nonfiction and postcolonial studies.

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05-02-2016

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Tom 13 Nr 1 (40) (2016): Modern South Asia: a Space of Intercultural Dialogue

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„Mal(e) Development, (Com)modification, Nationalism and Feminist Consciousness: An Analysis of Arundhati Roy’s Writings”. 2016. Politeja 13 (1 (40): 253-65. https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.40.16.