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Women And Nature in Kalidasa’s ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam.’

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Arzoo, Manju

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The purpose of the research that has been carried out is to try, from the perspective of ecofeminism, to investigate the predicament of women in Kalidasa's Abhijnana Shakuntalam. This work was composed between the third and fourth centuries AD and reflects an old monarchical Indian social context. The research that has been carried out has been done to accomplish this goal. The study of this masterwork has shed light on the philosophical and phenomenal similarity between the traits, temperament, duties, and obligations of woman and nature. It has similarly foreseen how the worldwide poverty, exploitation, marginalisation, abrogation, depletion, commoditization, or subjection of women continues to link to those of Nature. Specifically, it has examined the ways in which poverty, exploitation, marginalisation, abrogation, and depletion all stem from the same root. These images not only symbolise a covert revolt against person's hierarchical injustice as well as monopoly over woman as well as nature, but also stress the importance of developing a relationship with the woman-Nature entity that's also harmonious, inter-coordinative, collaborative, deferential, consistent, as well as unbiased in order to eradicate these problems and advance human progress. These qualities are all essential for the advancement of humankind.

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