Volume 18, No. 6, 2021
Tracing The 'Space' Of Women Is Assamese Society Through The Evaluation Of Biyanam
Rimi Rekha Phukon , Anindita Das
Abstract
The presentation of women is one of the widely discussed topic in literary works and research activities. As the most important part of a society womenfolk played the most important role in not only framing the family but also the society too. But despite of having such essential contribution towards the society the woman folk are often marginalized, their voices remain unheard in a patriarchal society. Their movements are confined within the household activities. They considered their status and identity ase their fortunes and started living with it. Through various songs and rituals they started presenting their experiences, their voices against various structures through which they were being marginalized. One such area is the folksongs, through which they sketch the ‘inner world’ of every household. But they remain as mere songs until a different approach is introduced by the feminist study of the folksongs. One of such folksongs is the biyanaams of Assamese society, through which the women present the importance of rituals of marriage and along with that they prepare the bride for the life in her in-laws' place. Through this paper an approach has been made to trace the space of women in a patriarchal society with the study of biyanaams. The main objectives of the paper are to figure out the life of female and the ways through which a woman is marginalized. In the process of preparing the paper the participatory, analytical approach has been taken to the best outcome of it.
Pages: 3524-3530
Keywords: Biyanaams, Mariginalization, patriarchy, identity.