CULTURAL IDENTITY IN PERUMAL MURUGAN'S ONE-PART WOMAN

Abstract

Murugan is one of the authors celebrated by Indian readers. He has written twelve novels, and six collections each of short stories and poems, as well as thirteen books of non-fiction relating to language and literature. He has also edited numerous popular collections of fiction and non-fiction. Most of his works have been translated into English by popular translators, including Seasons of the Palm and Current Show. His other popular works are a memoir, Pyre, Poonachi, Seasons of the palm and Nizhal Mutrattu Ninaivugal (2013). Murugan is very popular among the modern readers because he narrates the true picture of his land and people. Through his close experience with farmer and his their life, he creates an intimacy to the reader to understand and becomes intimately familiar with the community’s inner life and the challenges that oppose it continually. The objective of the article is to explore the conditions and struggles of women and their start up conversations about caste and female empowerment in order to attain an identity in their society.

Key words: Cultural identity, empowerment, legitimacy,