Sarojini Sahoo Stories
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Sarojini Sahoo Stories is an anthology of stories by Indian feminist writer Sarojini Sahoo
, written originally in Oriya
. The anthology was published in 2006 by the publisher Grassroots Kolkata
, Bhubaneswar
, India
.
deals with the social issues but she is basically a writer of Individual values .In Oriya literature
, a reader can see there is always a conflict between social values and individual values.This conflict can be seen from the first short story Rebati
written by Fakir Mohan Senapati
to till now .In nineteenth Century, the social values are the dominion factor in Oriya Fictions
but in post independent age , more individual vale based fictions came to the light.In this context , Sarojini
says : “As a feminist I think I am more a writer and as a writer I think I am more a feminist.” .
Sarojini
is considered as Simone de Beauvoir
of India
, but Sarojini
is not like the feminist of second wave. She has a distinct view on “Other
” theory and according to her for their "Eternal Feminine" women are forced to relinquish their claims to transcendence and authentic subjectivity by a progressively more stringent acceptance of the "passive" and "alienated" role . It is not always due to man’s "active" and "subjective" demands. They are the woman, unknowingly accept the subjugation as a part of ‘subjectivity’’ Sarojini accepts feminism as a total entity of female hood which is completely separate from the man’s world. She writes with a greater consciousness of women bodies, which would create a more honest and appropriate style of openness, fragmentation and non-linearity. Her fictions always project a feminine sensibility from puberty to menopause. The feminine feelings like restrictions in adolescence, pregnancy, the fear factors like being raped or being condemned by society and the concept of a bad girl, etc, always have thematic exposure in her novels and short stories. Some of the famous stories of Sarojini
like “Smoke” , “Few Pages of Vacant Lot” are not found in this collections , though their English version are available and readers can read them from different websites also .
The book starts with Sarojini’s famous story “Rape” and ends with “Behind the Scene”.Both the stories were responsible to raise a storm of controversy when these were published originally first time in Oriya
.In “Rape”, the writer asks a question whether a woman has no right for her sexual desire even if in her dream ? And in “Behind the Scene” she compares the lesbian love with heterosexual love.
Sarojini Sahoo
Sarojini Sahoo is an Orissa Sahitya Academy Award winner Indian feminist writer, a columnist in The New Indian Express and associate editor of Chennai based English magazine Indian AGE, who has been enlisted among 25 Exceptional Women of India by ‘Kindle’ English magazine of Kolkata.Born in the...
, written originally in Oriya
Oriya literature
Oriya is an official language of the state of Orissa, India. The region has been known at different stages of history as Kalinga, Udra, Utkala, or Koshala. The language is also spoken by minority populations of the neighboring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The...
. The anthology was published in 2006 by the publisher Grassroots Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Literary theory
Though in her stories SarojiniSarojini Sahoo
Sarojini Sahoo is an Orissa Sahitya Academy Award winner Indian feminist writer, a columnist in The New Indian Express and associate editor of Chennai based English magazine Indian AGE, who has been enlisted among 25 Exceptional Women of India by ‘Kindle’ English magazine of Kolkata.Born in the...
deals with the social issues but she is basically a writer of Individual values .In Oriya literature
Oriya literature
Oriya is an official language of the state of Orissa, India. The region has been known at different stages of history as Kalinga, Udra, Utkala, or Koshala. The language is also spoken by minority populations of the neighboring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The...
, a reader can see there is always a conflict between social values and individual values.This conflict can be seen from the first short story Rebati
Rebati
Rebati , the famous Oriyashort story by Fakir Mohan Senapati, is considered as the first Oriya modern short story,Fakir Mohan Senapati , the prime figure of modern Oriya Fiction ,was considered the Vyasakabi or founder poet of Oriya language...
written by Fakir Mohan Senapati
Fakir Mohan Senapati
Fakir Mohan Senapati born on January 13, 1843, at Mallikashpur in Balasore, played a leading role in establishing the distinct identity of Oriya, a language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa...
to till now .In nineteenth Century, the social values are the dominion factor in Oriya Fictions
Oriya literature
Oriya is an official language of the state of Orissa, India. The region has been known at different stages of history as Kalinga, Udra, Utkala, or Koshala. The language is also spoken by minority populations of the neighboring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The...
but in post independent age , more individual vale based fictions came to the light.In this context , Sarojini
Sarojini Sahoo
Sarojini Sahoo is an Orissa Sahitya Academy Award winner Indian feminist writer, a columnist in The New Indian Express and associate editor of Chennai based English magazine Indian AGE, who has been enlisted among 25 Exceptional Women of India by ‘Kindle’ English magazine of Kolkata.Born in the...
says : “As a feminist I think I am more a writer and as a writer I think I am more a feminist.” .
Sarojini
Sarojini Sahoo
Sarojini Sahoo is an Orissa Sahitya Academy Award winner Indian feminist writer, a columnist in The New Indian Express and associate editor of Chennai based English magazine Indian AGE, who has been enlisted among 25 Exceptional Women of India by ‘Kindle’ English magazine of Kolkata.Born in the...
is considered as Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir , was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, and social theorist. She wrote novels, essays, biographies, an autobiography in several volumes, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, but Sarojini
Sarojini Sahoo
Sarojini Sahoo is an Orissa Sahitya Academy Award winner Indian feminist writer, a columnist in The New Indian Express and associate editor of Chennai based English magazine Indian AGE, who has been enlisted among 25 Exceptional Women of India by ‘Kindle’ English magazine of Kolkata.Born in the...
is not like the feminist of second wave. She has a distinct view on “Other
Other
The Other or Constitutive Other is a key concept in continental philosophy; it opposes the Same. The Other refers, or attempts to refer, to that which is Other than the initial concept being considered...
” theory and according to her for their "Eternal Feminine" women are forced to relinquish their claims to transcendence and authentic subjectivity by a progressively more stringent acceptance of the "passive" and "alienated" role . It is not always due to man’s "active" and "subjective" demands. They are the woman, unknowingly accept the subjugation as a part of ‘subjectivity’’ Sarojini accepts feminism as a total entity of female hood which is completely separate from the man’s world. She writes with a greater consciousness of women bodies, which would create a more honest and appropriate style of openness, fragmentation and non-linearity. Her fictions always project a feminine sensibility from puberty to menopause. The feminine feelings like restrictions in adolescence, pregnancy, the fear factors like being raped or being condemned by society and the concept of a bad girl, etc, always have thematic exposure in her novels and short stories. Some of the famous stories of Sarojini
Sarojini Sahoo
Sarojini Sahoo is an Orissa Sahitya Academy Award winner Indian feminist writer, a columnist in The New Indian Express and associate editor of Chennai based English magazine Indian AGE, who has been enlisted among 25 Exceptional Women of India by ‘Kindle’ English magazine of Kolkata.Born in the...
like “Smoke” , “Few Pages of Vacant Lot” are not found in this collections , though their English version are available and readers can read them from different websites also .
The book starts with Sarojini’s famous story “Rape” and ends with “Behind the Scene”.Both the stories were responsible to raise a storm of controversy when these were published originally first time in Oriya
Oriya literature
Oriya is an official language of the state of Orissa, India. The region has been known at different stages of history as Kalinga, Udra, Utkala, or Koshala. The language is also spoken by minority populations of the neighboring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The...
.In “Rape”, the writer asks a question whether a woman has no right for her sexual desire even if in her dream ? And in “Behind the Scene” she compares the lesbian love with heterosexual love.
See also
- Sarojini SahooSarojini SahooSarojini Sahoo is an Orissa Sahitya Academy Award winner Indian feminist writer, a columnist in The New Indian Express and associate editor of Chennai based English magazine Indian AGE, who has been enlisted among 25 Exceptional Women of India by ‘Kindle’ English magazine of Kolkata.Born in the...
- List of feminists
- List of feminist literature
- Interview with Sarojini at ' The New York Times' owned Portal
- Interview with Sarojini at French Portal
- The Dark AbodeThe Dark AbodeThe Dark Abode is a collage presentation of south Asian feminist novelist Sarojini Sahoo ‘s novel and American poet / painter Ed Baker’s 23 sketches, which deal with terrorism that people often face from micro to macro sphere.- Plot Summary of novel :The novel begins with questioning...
External links
- Sarojini Sahoo - official web site
- Sarojini Sahoo - Blog
- Sarojini Sahoo - Sawnet Bio
- Oriya Nari
- Orissa Diary