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- Title
STATUS OF WOMEN IN PATHER PANCHALI (SONG OF THE ROAD).
- Authors
Jajodia, Sharmila
- Abstract
Women, the equal participant in the formation of society, constitute the half population of the world but have been marginalized since time immemorial throughout in almost all societies and cultures due to the dominance of their male counterpart, varied social and cultural practices and biased attitude of women towards the disadvantaged woman. This marginalization has aptly drawn attention of artists from various fields including literature and cinema. Therefore the thinkers from various fields have always been concerned about the status of women in Indian society. They have always raised questions about the gender discrimination, girl child marriage, role of women in decision making within and outside the home and the inhuman treatment given to widows in the society. In the light of following observations, this article tries to analyse thestatus of women in "Pather Panchali" (1955), the most famous classic film of none other than the great Bengali film maker Satyajit Ray [(based on the novel by the same title written by the well known Bengali novelist Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay (Banerji)]. It is artiste Ray's debut direction and an internationally awarded classic film released in post independent India (on 26 August 1955 in Calcutta cinema house) which gave Indian cinema a reputed status on world map.
- Subjects
SOCIAL conditions of women; PATHER Panchali (Film); RAY, Satyajit, 1921-1992
- Publication
Research Horizons, 2017, Vol 7, p45
- ISSN
2229-385X
- Publication type
Article