Online Discussion

Thinking activity on Cultural Studies and Post colonialism

A documentary about honor killings in Pakistan won an Oscar on Sunday night having already spurred the country’s government toward toughening laws to protect women. 

✦ “A Girl in the River” is the story of Saba Qaiser, whose father and uncle shot her in the face, stuffed her in a bag and tossed her in a river in rural Punjab province, after she ran away to marry the man she loved. Ms. Qaiser, 18 years old at the time, survived. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy's won the oscar award. She publish a movie which in favour of women's rights. She won her first oscar.Her movie is showing to saving face which spotlit the horror of acid attack.  Women in Pakistan face all kinds of gross violence and abuse at the hands of the male perpetuators family members and state agents, violence includes rape, domestic abuse as spousal murder, mutilation, burning.

✦ Writers like Arvind Adiga  he wrote the  novel about the darker side of India and his novel supplies a darkly humorous perspective of India’s class struggle in a globalised world. It is told through a retrospective narration from a village boy. We have many examples like Slumdog Millionaire. but, we can also say that writers has freedom of expression, they can write whatever they wants to. Sharmeen, she raise her voice against the male dominance. I am agree with the point and we have to accept the reality and change our self with appropriate situation.   

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