Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to examine how Radical Feminism was discussed in Hindi plays in early
1930s, when it was not even introduced as a concept to literature. Jaishankar Prasad is an Indian writer
who wrote the play Dhruvsvamini to introduce Radical Feminism to the Indian orthodox society. He
started a rational discussion on radical issues such as; domestic oppression, polygamy, sexuality, right
for the divorce, remarriage through this play. This paper reiterates that, though the concept of Radical
Feminism came into the western literature around 1960s, the nucleus of radical thoughts can be identified in Prasad’s plays of early twentieth century. This paper emphasizes that he has been influenced
by Buddhism and the thoughts of Indian feminist activists of that time. Literature review has been conducted to analyze the play Dhruvsvamini. The outcome of this paper would be an exploration of the
Radical Feminism discussed in Hindi drama
