Sanctified Virtue, Punished Desire, and Conditional Autonomy: Gender Role Archetype Formation Across Myth and Modern Indian Fiction

This study compares the portrayal of women in the context of Sita and Surpanakha in Indian mythology—the Ramayana—and Rosie in modern fiction—The Guide by R. K. Narayan—examining how they are presented and framed within the literary contexts of the post-Vedic era and modern literature. Even though f...

The International Journal of Diverse Identities

Common Ground Research Networks