Dethronement Of God And Dislodgement Of Religion In Contemporary Indian English Women Poetry

Abstract

Across the globe, the women-writing of last few decades is characterized by women's quest for evolving their own view of Self ,Society and the Supreme Self. In this voyage, they have re-examined and re-evaluated the entire existing social-politico-cultural matrix--various systems, structures and even the metaphysical and esoteric entities like God and Religion. Contemporary women writers have not been votaries of the traditional religions, rituals and customs. Even in a country like India, otherwise steeped in religiosity and spirituality, the contemporary Indian women writers-especially Indian English women writers seem to adopt an Anti-God and Anti-Religion stance. The poetry of contemporary Indian English women poets is a succinct and intense expression of their critique and castigation of the existing state of Religion and related affairs. This research paper dwells on the agony, angst and vehement protest of these poets against the distortion and defilement of religion caused by the vitiated thoughts and acts of religion-related people; and also the Super power itself who in their perception is a callous , unjust and cruel force . The present study also explores the ultimate vision of these women poets as they seek to create a human-friendly humane God and Religion.