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PROHIBITION ON ANIMAL SACRIFICE: A CRITICAL STUDY OF INDIRA GOSWAMI’S THE MAN FROM CHINNAMASTA
Anjali Kadian, Dr. Sudhir Kumar
Page No. : 93-97
ABSTRACT
Recipient of Jnanpith Award (2000), Indira Goswami is a well known name in Indian Literature. She has deep empathy for the marginalized sections of the society. She uses her pen as a tool to highlight the plight of oppressed, marginalized and powerless sections of the society The Man from Chinnamasta, published in 2006, is the significant novel of her career. Set at the dawn of 20th century, it depicts the horrified and terrible side of the practice of animal sacrifice in the temple which continues to the present times. This research paper tries to find answers to difficult questions as why brutal killing of innocent animals is required for the worship? Do gods really ask for sacrifice? Is there any other alternative to appease a deity? The paper also focuses on the alternatives suggested by Goswami. She uses rationality to justify her stand. She uses old scriptures like Kalika Purana (an ancient text) to prove her point that worship of the goddess can be done with the use of flowers instead of blood.
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