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Indian Chick lit : distinctively 'Desi' in flavour
Author
Kumar Rashmi
Supervisor
Gwynne, Joel
Abstract
The increasing popularity of the genre of chick lit has inspired writers around the world to adapt the genre and portray critical issues in the local context. This paper focuses on the distinction between Western ‘Chick lit’ and Indian (‘Desi’) Chick lit. All the same, the fundamental similarities between the two contexts are explored. Since its inception, chick lit has been universally modified by different women writers in different countries in order to capture the unique cultural sentiments that inflected the landscape of their single, career-minded female protagonists. In this paper, the emphasis is on deconstructing the unique Indian social fabric that provides an exuberant yet restraining landscape for these key female protagonists who reside in the metropolitan cities of India. A comparative analysis of three Indian chick lit novels and two Western fictional texts namely Bridget Jones’s Diary and Sex and the City, offers an assessment of the key differences between western and Indian versions of the same genre. This dissertation aims to illuminate the differentiating factors and similar dilemmas that form the mental make-up of these diverse female protagonists.
Date Issued
2016
Call Number
PN56.5.W64 Kum
Date Submitted
2016