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Unit 9: Rupa Bajwa: Sari Shop—Concept of Feminism

become a profound motive for Ramchand to avenge her wrong. The sari image is convulsed, Notes
decontrolled and deconstructed with masterly superbness & intensity of pathos. After Kamla’s
death, the place inside the sari shop turned claustrophobic and grave, saris flew out at
Ramchand whipping around ‘engulfing him like a shroud’ its black border suffocating him
as if coercing him to take stock of situation and bear the burden of a saviour, a role which
nature had imposed on him. Marxist/ socialist feminism rests on the creed of woman as
tertiary consumer and primary producer in society, be it producing offspring in the womb or
cooking and cleaning or reproducing and writing. The theorization and over theorisation
has destabilized the whole system of study and epistemology, regarding women.

9.3 Key-Words
1. Encapsulate : To sum up in a short or concise form; condense; abridge
2. Deceitful : Deceiving or misleading others, typically on a habitual basis

9.4 Review Questions

1. Discuss the concept of Feminism in Sari Shop.
2. Explain Rupa Bajwa as a Feminist.
Answers: Self-Assessment
1. (i) Amritsar (ii) Feminist Criticism
(iii) Teacher (iv) Assistant

9.5 Further Readings

1. Bajwa, Rupa. 2004. The Sari Shop. New Delhi: Penguin.
2. Johnson, Harry M. An Introduction to Sociology.
3. Khushwant Singh. 2004. This Above All. The Tribune.
4. Lodge & Wood. 2003. Modern Criticism & Theory. Pearson Education.
5. Rege, Sharmila. 2003. Sociology of Gender. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

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