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Gopal's Autobiography Of Dada
Gopal appreciates patriarchy in the autobiography, particularly idealising or rejecting the women. He has an elder sister. He used to call her Mai. Gopal did not have an impressive personality in his childhood. He was very thin and not properly dressed in his childhood. He was accompanied by his elder sister on their way to school. Still she was in his order.
Dada did not accompany us on our way to school. Both of us go to school- myself and Mai.
There was a big bag around my neck. All books were kept in it. The ink pot was entangled in the left-hand fingers. Loose half pant. Cotton buttons, a collarless shirt and a clean shaved head. The cap on the head was washed cleanly and folded neatly. There were one or two spots of ink on the shirt
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Gopal was attracted towards her melodious voice. He did not like the treatment that the lady received at the hand of her male companion. Gopal consented to her plan to run away next day from the custody of the male companion. Failing to run away the next day, he was introduced to her past. She, a girl from a rich family, was lured to the singing of her master. She had eloped with him, who was nobody than her male companion on the pilgrimage to River Narmada. He enslaved her in every possible way. She was relived from the patriarchy. Gopal’s sympathy continued for her till he came to know her rebellion against patriarchy. Once known to her past, he did not refer her again. (Dandekar …show more content…
Unfortunately, her husband was jailed in some case of theft. Ratanappa did not allow her sister to live at her in-laws house in the absence of her husband. He brought her to Kagal to stay at his home. Consequently, Kambla used to torture Tara with the perspective of patriarchy. Moreover, the first two girls born to Tara made the situation worst. When she was pregnant for the third time, Ratanappa threatened her to divorce, if she would not conceive a male child. Bala Sanagarin abused Ratanappa for the worst treatment to Tara. She challenged patriarchy. She alerted him for his behaviour towards his pregnant wife. But she surrendered to the patriarchy while suggesting Ratanappa about the male heir. Anand, the male child was born to Tara that secured her place in patriarchy. At the same time, Kambla desired to live separate along with the male child-Babu. No doubt, she was supported for this action by some men in the locality. The social structure idealised women through the lenses of

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