Abstract:The Bengali short story Stanadayini or ‘Breast Giver’ by Maha Swetadevi and the Malayalam short story Maratthottil or ‘The Wooden Cradle’ by Lalithambika Antherjanam outline and explore women’s identity as a mother and how the romanticism of motherhood for some woman is nothing more than a successful ploy to misuse and exploit her. Both Jashoda and Nangelipennu spend their lives rearing the children of their masters only to die after being rejected by the families. The stories acts as a window to the caste, cl… Show more
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