பாலகுமாரன் நாவல்களில் பெண்ணுரிமை

Women's rights in Balakumaran's novels

Abstract

Among Tamil novelists, Balakumaran is a pioneer in articulating contemporary feminist thoughts. He has registered in his novels that both men and women possess individual emotions and rights. Transitioning from an era where women were subjugated in family and social life, women have acquired education and are contributing at all levels of society. However, they are still unable to break free from bearing family responsibilities and being economically dependent on others. Even when assuming high-level positions and performing various duties in society, they have not completely freed themselves from old conventions. Upon returning home, they continue to perform routine chores such as childcare, cooking, and other tasks. It can be said that all the modern appliances invented to make their lives easier only promote a new form of enslavement rather than aiding liberation. Balakumaran has keenly analyzed the lifestyle of women at all levels of society and illustrated through various characters how significant women's rights are in their lives..