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Smartham - സ്മാർത്തം
കുറിയേടത്തു താത്രിയുടെ സ്മാർത്തവിചാരം കഴിഞ്ഞു ഒരു നൂറ്റാണ്ടിനിപ്പുറം അരങ്ങുതകർത്തു ആടിത്തിമിർക്കുന്ന പുതിയ വിചാരണകഥയിൽ ആരോപണത്തിന്റെ മുൾമുനയിൽ നിൽക്കുന്ന അധികാരകേന്ദ്രങ്ങൾ വഴിവിട്ടു നൽകിയെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്ന പല ഔദാര്യങ്ങളും മൊഴികളും പറയാതെപറയുന്നത് മറ്റൊരു വ്യഭിചാരകഥയാണ്.ഇവിടെ കാലം നമ്മെ ഒന്നോർമ്മപ്പിക്കുന്നു...ഭൂമിയിൽ ആണും പെണ്ണും ഉള്ളടത്തോളം കാലം ഇത്തരം വഴിവിട്ട ബന്ധങ്ങളും,വിചാരണ പ്രഹസനവും,അധികാരവർഗ ഇടപെടലുകളും തുടർന്നുകൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കും.
224 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2016
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December 1, 2023
I have read a few books on the topic of Thathrikkutti and her smarthavicharam. It will be interesting to discuss how different authors treat this case differently.
One author dealt with it from a feminist perspective and considered her one of the few women who fought against men's misogyny at a time when men were considered powerful. Some other authors treated it like a case of a woman who tried to exploit men's sexual weakness for her well-being and better future.
Rajan Chungath takes a somewhat middle ground in most parts of the book, though. He writes about Thathrikutty, who challenged Brahminism through her sexuality. Smarthavicharam was a misogynistic trial that a Namboodiri woman had to go through in the early part of the 20th century when her sexual fidelity was doubted, and if found guilty, they were all excommunicated.
I think the author did justice in conveying most of the details about the smarthavicharam to the readers.
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One author dealt with it from a feminist perspective and considered her one of the few women who fought against men's misogyny at a time when men were considered powerful. Some other authors treated it like a case of a woman who tried to exploit men's sexual weakness for her well-being and better future.
Rajan Chungath takes a somewhat middle ground in most parts of the book, though. He writes about Thathrikutty, who challenged Brahminism through her sexuality. Smarthavicharam was a misogynistic trial that a Namboodiri woman had to go through in the early part of the 20th century when her sexual fidelity was doubted, and if found guilty, they were all excommunicated.
I think the author did justice in conveying most of the details about the smarthavicharam to the readers.
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