Anjum-Representation Of The Marginalized (Hijira) In Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness

Mariena Kamala Brinda Noel. S, Dr. R. Jayakanth

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This paper deals with Anjum a Hijra who is been supported by her family from the beginning but she feels that she is not given the freedom that she needs and at the same time she loves to live life as a girl like other Hijras in the city. She stands as a bridge between the ones who are like her to the society who talk bad about them.


Keywords


Trauma, Society, Ostracized, Voice.

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