The Feminist Character of “Sakshi Tanwar” as “Sheel” With Special Reference To “Mai: A Mother’s Rage.”

Abstract

Feminism  is basically a movement worldwide with the ideologies that demand equal gender rights, especially in the term “Feminism”  for the female gender. History tells us that a women had been deprived of almost every right as a human that a man was always privileged with, say sexual, political, economic, personal, social rights. The aim of Feminism is simply to give all the genders in our society equal rights and opportunities. The aim of Feminism to provide relief to the female gender with gender inequalities they face a daily basis. With Modernity it is clearly evident that the awareness through different mediums about the right of a women had been helpful in improving the impoverished condition of women. This paper is an effort to make a thorough study of a character named sheel with special reference to a web series named “ Mai: A Mother’s Rage”. The character of sheel shows the true meaning of a Feminist Character in an Indian Society. Throughout the series we come across with the changing role of sheel as per the prevailing situation demanded her to be. The character of sheel acted by Sakshi Tanwar is an Extraordinary role of a wife, mother, worker, friend. The hardships makes a delicate women as per the society beliefs way more stronger and capable. Though most of the female gender are given a fixed role to play and are muted as per the norms of the society but Sheel a new women breaks all the walls that imprisoned  her for being a women. It is certain that a women had not only been deprived of  the equal rights but also from expressing their grief, fears or distress which we will study through this paper.