Abstract
In today’s quotidian hustle-bustle, a being is left alone to battle atrocities, trauma, and suffering. When one fails to express oneself before a patient ear, they tend to find ways to heal themselves. Such is the case of Baby Haldar, who expresses her entire journey of difficulties and agency from being an abused wife to becoming a domestic help. She finds her independence in two folds, first at being self-reliant by earning her living and second by writing to express herself. Her journey not only liberates herself but also compels the readers to understand her misery. It also becomes a text that allows the women to relate and find courage. She writes the work Life Less Ordinary, first in her mother tongue. The text gets translated into English and achieves a broader circle of an audience who can empathise with her plight. The writing becomes a medium of agency for her and alleviates women’s positions. Despite all odds, she formulates her own identity as a writer and helps her creativity empower her. This act resides at the junction of fields that involve the dexterity of literature and the healing analysis of scriptotherapy. The paper attempts to understand the intricacies of a woman’s psyche, who belongs to a much-marginalised status in society and tries to carve her place and identity.
Presenters
Seemita MohantyEnglish, Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India Ankita Ananyaa Gaya
Student, Doctoral Studies (Pursuing), National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India, Orissa, India
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Literature, Scriptotherapy, Identity, Women, Trauma
