Contextualizing Select Fictions Of Indira Goswami And Understanding Indigenous Subaltern Issues

Abstract

A contextual study refers to the set of background factors or the circumstances that provide a framework for understanding a piece of literature. Such study includes the social, political, cultural, economic and historical factors that represent the age, as well as the specific setting in which the plots and incidents are set. The fictional writings of Indira Goswami bear a number of contextual significances. Contextualization of the select texts raise the question of their relevancy of theme, character and other aspects. They remain relevant in terms of certain issues till many decades, centuries and sometimes forever. In many cases, the subaltern issues of the indigenous people and sometimes their subversive history get reflected in the fictional texts. The study attempts to analyse some select fictional texts of Indira Goswami to find their relevancy to the contexts. It also attempts to understand the indigenous subaltern issues reflected in the texts. However, it is found that most of her works have contexts to many late 20th century events, situations and ideas relating to history, politics, culture and socio-economy and subaltern issues.