Volume-II, Special Issue, February 2026
Novel Insights A Peer-Reviewed Quarterly Multidisciplinary Research Journal |
Volume-II, Special Issue, February 2026 |
Negotiating Muslim Women’s Identity in Postcolonial India: A Sociocultural Investigation of Anees Salim’s Select Works Masiur Rahman, SACT-I, Samsi College, Samsi, Malda, West Bengal, India Email: masiurrahaman8900@gmail.com |
Received: 01.01.2026 | Accepted: 20.02.2026 | Published Online: 28.02.2026 |
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India, one of the South Asian countries, is rich in socio-cultural diversity, including language, religion, class, gender, education, and political discourse. The postcolonial era has provided a fertile ground for investigating these elements, particularly among marginalized groups. Among them, Muslim women often find themselves at the crossroads of these elements, struggling with the complex issues of identity and representation. As a mirror of society, literature provides a platform to examine and critique these dynamics. Anees Salim, a celebrated contemporary Malayalam author, intricately weaves narratives that capture the Muslim lives, challenging monolithic representation and shedding light on women’s experiences within patriarchal, communal, and postcolonial frameworks in a rapidly modernizing yet profoundly traditional society. This proposed study will investigate how Muslim women’s identities are negotiated, constructed, and redefined in Anees Salim’s works through the lenses of feminist theory and sociocultural criticism. Keywords: Postcolonialism, Muslim, Identity, Sociocultural, Investigation | ||