Morwal Aishwarya Ashok

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Sultana’s Dream is a powerful feminist narrative, highlighting the vile nuances of the Indian society in the 1900s in a satirical way. Beneath the story, lies a much deeper, troubled conscience questioning the blatantly devised, male dominant atrocities of the time.  

The Cotton Chawl is an introverted chawl typology with verandahs acting as the continuous connecting link between houses. The essay seeks to explore the way inhabitants approach the verandah in terms of associations with one another and consequently, how norms and codes of conduct are engendered around these associations as a result of it being a semi-private space.