RT Article
T1 NAVIGATING THE PLURALITY OF GENDER IN CHITRANGADA : Identity, Alterity and Beyond
JF Journal of Dharma
VO 43
IS 1
SP 47
OP 66
A1 Banerjee, Priyanka
A1 Singh, Rajni
LA English
PB Dharmaram College
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1837813116
AB The hierarchical binary of the masculine ‘self’ and the feminine ‘other’ establishes polarised discrete categories defining a rigid sex-gender system. This paper explores how Rabindranath Tagore’s adaptation of The Mahabharata’s Chitrangada in his dance drama1 transformed the character into a warrior princess who dismantles the hierarchical binary of the masculine self and the feminine other by questioning and redefining dominant gender norms. The paper examines how Rituparno Ghosh’s adaptation Chitrangada - the Crowning Wish2 reconceptualizing Chitrangada as an androgynous gender nonconforming dancer who undergoes sex reassignment surgery dismantles the binary sex-gender system suggesting a plurality of sex and gender. The paper interrogates how acceptance and celebration of plurality leads to a more progressive society enabling individuals to achieve their potential.
K1 Adaptation
K1 Chitrangada
K1 Femininity
K1 gender-identity
K1 Masculinity
K1 Plurality