A Woman’s Heart- A Treasury Of Dark Secrets: An Ecofeminist Reading Of Temsulaao’s Three Women From The Short Story Collection Laburnum For My Head

Abstract

The northeastern part of India is one of the hotspots for ethnic conflicts and violence. The significant motives for bloody conflict between the Indian Army and the underground armed rebels are perceived political imbalance and desire for a separate nation. Even ordinary civilians are forced to join the rebel groups without knowing the consequences. Temsula Ao is one of the significant English writers from Nagaland who, brings out the existent misery of conflict in her native land. This paper aims to study the psychology of women through an ecofeministic lens. The Dark Secrets their heart holds and the pain they undergo are studied in this paper. Violence is considered a typical condition of human nature, but it often extends to irreparable misery and angst. This paper also aims to bring out the portrayal of women from the marganalised Ao community who finds it challenging to preserve the customs and moral values despite regional revolt.