Women in Indian society have to struggle and are marginalized by the constructed social norms in the name of culture, religion and caste. They are made incapacitate in all aspects of social life and are compelled to live in internalized prison of marginalization. They are the weaker section of the society, their voice is unheard and untouched and they are kept aside in this man-made patriarchal set-up. Indira Goswami, one of the prominent literary figures in India has been an important voice in championing women?s causes. She is able to reproduce the coarse conversations of her protagonists and her way of expressing anger at oppressive social customs is very subtle. The author has projected the plight of the marginalized widows and the catastrophe of their widowhood in her novel. Though her novels deal with North Eastern states in general, but her characters transcend the boundaries of place and become universal. The Moth Eaten Howdah of the Tusker presents the true picture of the society of Amranga Sattra and depicts a real picture of the rituals, customs and cultures that were followed by the inhabitants of that society. The paper aims to highlight the fact how generation after generation the women were internalizing their marginalization and passively accepting their conditions as their fate.
Assistant Professor of English, BBM B.Ed. College, Chas, Bokaro
