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Chick Lit in India: A Step Towards Power Feminism

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  • Sugandha S. Singh
  • Abha Shukla Kaushik

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Chick lit which is generally described as the modern-day fairy tale focuses upon the lives of young urban educated working women in search of a life partner. These books labelled as popular literature were summarily dismissed by the critics as frivolous and insignificant. A deeper study focusing upon transformed symbols and motifs with respect to the lives of women, offers an important insight into how 21st-century feminism is moving beyond a ‘victim feminism’ mindset to that of ‘power feminism’. This study is a semiotic study of Indian chick lit with a special focus upon four novels: Piece of Cake (2004) by Swati Kaushal, Girl Alone (2005) by Rupa Gulab, Almost Single (2009) by Advaita Kala and Losing My Virginity and Other Dumb Ideas (2011) by Madhuri Banerjee.

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  • Sugandha S. Singh & Abha Shukla Kaushik, 2021. "Chick Lit in India: A Step Towards Power Feminism," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 28(3), pages 369-384, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indgen:v:28:y:2021:i:3:p:369-384
    DOI: 10.1177/09715215211030405
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