Popularity of Feminism: Impacts on Urdu Poetesses

Abstract

This research paper examines the ways in which feminist ideas appear in and the poetry of selected female Urdu poets of the modern era have been reviewed. The study has found that global/Western feminism has helped these writers negotiate their sense of self, and achieve self-realization through their poetry. Feminism is a movement arose as a retaliation to the socially intimidating attitude whereby women were underprivileged, self-identity-deficient and humiliated. The Urdu poetesses also mentioned the attitude of feminism and pointed out how women are discredited in society. In this way, this study develops a bridge between feminism and the evolution of Urdu poetry in female writers. This link has rekindled the female Urdu poets’ community, and the community’s commitment to emphasize the experiences of women.