New Women Of Tagore The woman protagonists of Tagore's writings are characters who served as a microcosmic world view of Tagore's ideologies and his innate dissatisfaction with the prevailing patriarchal system which suppressed the basic human rights of a woman. K a l y a n i "Aparichita” or "The Unknown Woman" is in alignment with a significant Tagorean theme, it features an independent-minded young woman striving to find her way in a traditionally male-dominated society. The woman that Kalyani turns out to be after her father decides to break her marriage, is a true portrait of feminism. This look is my interpretation of the character of Kalyani. I have worn a Black and White Handloom in the telltale Bengali drape and accessorized with a minimalistic golden pendant and chandbalis. C h a r u l a t a Nastanirh (The Broken Nest) and its protagonist, Charulata is perhaps the finest example of what society does to a woman’s potential by choosing to relegate...
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Disney Princesses - Saree Edit
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My recreation and refashioning of the Disney princesses is an attempt at not only changing the way we think about their appearance but perhaps it goes a bit deeper. So bear with me while I try and explain my outlook towards it. If we try to look at every fairytale we have grown up reading/watching with a critical eye, we would come across some glaring inefficacies. The reason I have taken up Disney Princesses and tried to portray them in a newer light is perhaps to jerk the viewers out of their complacency and unquestioning acceptance of these seemingly innocent tales where apparently the only binary which exists is good and evil. Snow White Every princess, in this case, Snow White, is the central figure of her story, and from an apparent perspective, all these tales are women-centric. But do they really serve as mouth-pieces for women or do they make these women speak the language of men in an out-and-out patriarchic setup? Grimm's narrative of Snow White not only pitches one woma...