Bibliography on Religion and Gender in
Indian Novels (and Films)
Contributed
by Chad Bauman, Butler University
Books
Set in India/Written by Indian authors
1.
Pratibha Ray's Yajnaseni (Mahabharata retold through eyes of Draupadi by
an Oriyan authoress)
2.
Mahasweta Devi's short story The Wet Nurse (set in Calcutta)
3.
Lalithambika Antherjanam’s, Cast Me Out If You Will: Stories and Memoir,
translated by Gita Krishnankutty, (1998).
4.
Amrit Lal Nagar’s Suhaag ke Nupur (adaptation of Silappadikaram)
Books
Set Elsewhere
1.
Camilla Gibb's Sweetness in the Belly (Ethiopia)
Films
1.
Devi (Satyajit Ray)
2.
Dor
3.
Devi (In Bengali by Satyajit Ray)
4.
Anuradha (In Hindi By Hrishikesh Mukherjee)
5.
Anupama (In Hindi By Hrishikesh Mukherjee)
6.
Sati (In Bengali by Aparna Sen)
7.
Streer Patra
8.
Mahanagar (In Bengali by Satyajit Ray)
9.
Zubeida (In Hindi By Shyam Benegal)
10.
Pakeezah (In Hindi also touching on Muslim culture)
11.
Nikaha (In Hindi also touching on Muslim culture)
12.
Saheb Bibi Aur Ghulam (In Hindi, by Gurudatta)
13.
Avargal (In Tamil)
14.
Kannagi (In Tamil by R.S. Mani)
15.
Mother India
16.
Damini
17.
Bandit Queen (a sympathetic view of Phulan Devi, the female dacoit)
18.
Samaya (Sushmita Sen as a police officer)
19-20.
Amrapali (1966) and Chitralekha (1964): Two color masterpieces based on
two novels by same author Acharya Chatursen.
Revised: January 30, 2009
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