راجندر سنگھ بیدی کے افسانے 'لاجونتی' کا تانیثی اور نفسیاتی تجزیہ

Feministic and Psychological Analysis of Rajinder Singh Bedi’s Short Story ‘Lajwanti’

Abstract

Rajinder Singh Bedi is one of the most prominent short story writers in the history of Urdu literature. His foundational short story, ‘Lajwanti’, serves as a critical lens through which to examine the neglected social and psychological trauma experienced by women during the partition. This essay presents a comprehensive feminist and psychological analysis of ‘Lajwanti’ focusing on the enduring psychological trauma and socio-ideological control imposed on repatriated women. Ultimately, ‘Lajwanti’ is revealed as a profound ethical critique addressing the endemic failure of patriarchal structures to facilitate genuine social and psychological rehabilitation, concluding that the imposed ‘violence of sanctification’ constitutes a sophisticated, symbolic form of renewed oppression whose legacy remains pertinent within contemporary social systems.