RECLAIMING THE 'BROKEN' SELF: A PARALLEL STUDY OF SUBALTERN ALIENATION AND RESISTANCE IN CHITHARIYAVAR AND FANDRY
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| contents | <p>This study explores the interconnection between subaltern identity, resistance and voice through a parallel analysis of the Dalit experience in the films <em>Chithariyavar</em> (2004) and <em>Fandry</em> (2013). Drawing on Gayatri Spivak’s theory of the muted subaltern, Homi K. Bhabha’s postcolonial ambivalence, and Frantz Fanon’s psychological alienation, the paper examines how lead characters Viswanathan and Jabya navigate a path from fragmentation to self-assertion. Both protagonists initially embody B.R. Ambedkar’s concept of the broken men, experiencing shame regarding their roots and attempting to achieve social mobility through mimicry of the dominant self, Viswanathan via academic merit and Jabya through the romanticised pursuit of a black sparrow. However, these attempts at assimilation only reinforce the Hegelian Master-Slave Dialectic. The study argues that authentic resistance and a true voice emerge not through erasure of identity, but through a radical return to the roots. By reconciling with their ancestral traditions, the characters transition from being objects of discourse to active agents of change, ultimately finding the grounded authority to strike hard against oppressive structures.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | RECLAIMING THE 'BROKEN' SELF: A PARALLEL STUDY OF SUBALTERN ALIENATION AND RESISTANCE IN CHITHARIYAVAR AND FANDRY Dr. Aparna R. Dalit Identity Subaltern Resistance Psychological Alienation Postcolonial Ambivalence Mimicry Broken Men <p>This study explores the interconnection between subaltern identity, resistance and voice through a parallel analysis of the Dalit experience in the films <em>Chithariyavar</em> (2004) and <em>Fandry</em> (2013). Drawing on Gayatri Spivak’s theory of the muted subaltern, Homi K. Bhabha’s postcolonial ambivalence, and Frantz Fanon’s psychological alienation, the paper examines how lead characters Viswanathan and Jabya navigate a path from fragmentation to self-assertion. Both protagonists initially embody B.R. Ambedkar’s concept of the broken men, experiencing shame regarding their roots and attempting to achieve social mobility through mimicry of the dominant self, Viswanathan via academic merit and Jabya through the romanticised pursuit of a black sparrow. However, these attempts at assimilation only reinforce the Hegelian Master-Slave Dialectic. The study argues that authentic resistance and a true voice emerge not through erasure of identity, but through a radical return to the roots. By reconciling with their ancestral traditions, the characters transition from being objects of discourse to active agents of change, ultimately finding the grounded authority to strike hard against oppressive structures.</p> |
| title | RECLAIMING THE 'BROKEN' SELF: A PARALLEL STUDY OF SUBALTERN ALIENATION AND RESISTANCE IN CHITHARIYAVAR AND FANDRY |
| topic | Dalit Identity Subaltern Resistance Psychological Alienation Postcolonial Ambivalence Mimicry Broken Men |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18400905 |