[New post] Evolution of queer literature: from Lihaaf to Shikhandi

centreforneweconomicstudies posted: " by Parth Parikh Although Ismat Chugtai's Lihaaf is often cited as a beacon of queer indian literature in the early20th century, a close scrutiny of its sub-texts and narrative shows how this attribute may not beentirely suitable to its premise. Severa" NICKELED AND DIMED Evolution of queer literature: from Lihaaf to Shikhandi centreforneweconomicstudies Sep 12 Although Ismat Chugtai's Lihaaf is often cited as a beacon of queer indian literature in the early 20th century, a close scrutiny of its sub-texts and narrative shows how this attribute may not be entirely suitable to its premise. Several instances and inter-personal relationships, created by Chugtai, demonize queerness as exploitative, undesireable, and ugly. It's image, as a work endorsing queer relationships, seems to originate from the clever characterisation of the queer persons by Chugtai, and this technique is also evident in Devdutt Patnaik's recent work of short stories titled Shikandi. Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from NICKELED AND DIMED. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://nickledanddimed.com/2022/09/12/evolution-of-queer-literature-from-lihaaf-to-shikhandi/ Powered by WordPress.com