Women, Folk-Culture and Environment

Women were the common repositories of these oral folk narratives. It is possible that the female narrators too internalized the patriarchal ideology and paid a major role in enforcing taboos against women. Within the body of folklore there is a strong current of subversion of patriarchal values. Within the heart of a patriarchal society the folklore often carries a register of femino-centric attitudes, approaches, even protests. The ambivalence in the perception of the society regarding women are particularly borne out by the schism in the imagination about mother-deities and the preponderance of angry or fearsome deities who have to be propitiated, though not loved. In feminist folklore the behavior pattern that is seen to be natural and proper for both men and women are studied. These roles are not only seen at home but also within the limits of work, religion, society, performance and recreation and government. According to this study an individual's behavior, relationships, attitudes are strongly influenced by culture. Women can help in keeping the village environment clean and pollution-free.

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M.A.(Geography),B.ED.from Visva-Bharati,PGD(Disaster Management), PGD(Folklore and Cultural Studies).Published total 10 books and 26 research papers on different issues of environment and folk-culture.Got Uttarbanga NatyaJagat Gunijon Award 2013.Have experience of research oriented State-survey(West Bengal)on Byke for continuous 37 days