TENACIOUS IDENTITIES, RECONFIGURED SPACES: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON INTERCONTINENTAL CULTURAL RESISTANCE AND METAMORPHOSIS IN ANJUM HASAN’S DIFFICULT PLEASURES AND A DAY IN THE LIFE
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Cultural Resistance, Identity, Displacement, Diaspora, Spatial Reconfiguration Anjum Hasan, an Indian novelist and critic, has had a substantial impact on the Indian literary landscape. She was born in Shillong in 1964 and has written novels, short stories, poetry, and literary criticism. Hasan has been the recipient of numerous accolades, such as the Sahitya Akademi Award, Hindu Best Fiction Award, Crossword Fiction Award, and Indian Academy of Letters Prize.Abstract
The analysis of Anjum Hasan's short stories, Difficult Pleasures and A Day in the Life, explores cultural resistance, metamorphosis, and character struggles. It emphasizes the resilience and transformative power of individuals and communities. The study also examines the challenges characters such as Science, Ayana, Dweepa, and Savita face due to their geographical and cultural dislocation. Additionally, it looks into the conflicts between traditional values and contemporary lifestyles, the gendered aspects of artistic resistance, the intricate relationships shaped by migration, displacement, and cultural hybridity, and the significance of sacred topographies and spiritual journeys in the characters' quests for identity and belonging. The analysis concludes by considering the aesthetics of resistance and the connection between migration, mixed cultures, and identity formation in contemporary global society.
