Exploring Marginalization in Maheswata Devi’s Dhouli

Abstract

The issue of women marginalization in the society continues to be a major theme in Indian literature especially in Indian society. While it is true that it  has been written against the oppression and marginalization of women,  it is very much evident that women are still at pronounced marginalized positions in the Indian society. Maheswata Devi’s Dhouli explores this theme further to reveal the ordeals that women face in a society dominated by men and caste system. This study focuses and explores how Dhouli through her numerous unpleasant experiences, becomes the voice of the marginalized women in a hegemonic male society.