by DR. SAROJINI SAHOO
“You are known for pushing the envelope, openly discussing female sexuality in your stories and novels in a way that hadn’t been done before . Isn’t that risky?”
This was the last question of Linda Lowen, the well-known feminist media person of America, to me in her interview for “The New York Times” owned portal About.Com
In India most of the female writers either quit writing or make them more adjustable to male dominated values, after their marriage? You find shyness in their voice while relating the truth and exposing their innerself?Even their weaknesses or love relations are also not expressed clearly in fear of social scandal of their character? A typical womanish shyness prevents them to write their actual feelings towards sex and love?This is not only due to any restriction imposed by their family, but many times we find that an idea of being a good girl pursues them to hide their own feelings and experience.
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