A Feeling For Feminism - Collected Stories

Author: V.K. Subramanian
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 366
ISBN/UPC (if available): 91-7017-441-5

Description

A Feeling for Feminism is a collection of stories written by V.K. Subramanian, which reflects his empathy for women, especially the women of India.

In these stories, various feminine facets are dealt with understanding and insight: women as affectionate sisters, tender, loving mothers, devoted wives, and women facing the brutal realities of life: betrayal, disappointment and ingratitude,

The reader will enjoy meeting these women characters created by Subramanian (all drawn from life): Lali, Kamal, Amba, Alamelu, Ranee, Janaki, Susheela, Shobhana, Sundada, Rajee, Rita, Lakshmi, Meena, Leela, Aarti, Roopa, Lekha, Reena, Parvati and Supriya.

A Feeling for Feminism will provide entertaining reading for all. For feminists is will be soothing nectar. For those who live outside India, the book will be a revealing guide to the social mores of India.

To movie makers and television producers, it will be a veritable treasure house of ideas.

Contents

PREFACE

Part One:
Lali and Other short stories

The Women:
Lali, Kamala, Satyavati, Kunti, Amba
Thankam, Janki, Alamelu, Ranee,
Indira, Susheela


PART TWO:
Love Twigs

The Women:
Shobhana, Sunanda, Rajee, Rita,
Lakshmi


PART THREE:
This Love, This bliss, This pain!

The Women:
Meena, Leela, Aarti, Roopa, Lekha,
Reena, Parvati (Mataji), Supriya