Plight of Assamese Brahmin widows as depicted in Indira Goswami’s The moth-Eaten Howdah of the Tusker (Dontal Hatir Une Khowa Howdah)

Abstract

 The moth-eaten howdah of the Tusker is a novel written by Indira Goswami popularly known as Mamoni Baideo. Goswami’s the moth-eaten howdah of the tusker deals with the life of three widows this novel, she writes about Assam   Brahmin widows in the religious institutions of Assam called Sattr.

  The themes are the socio-economic decadence of the feudal institution on the threshold of the independence of India. The satt radhikar Gossain Mahaprabhu’s sister Durga, his brother’s wife Saru Gossainee and his young daughter Giribala offer the different pictures of Brahmin widerhood. It is very alarming to note that the Gossain families which occupy the highest cast status in the society oppress its women. The status of women during the vedic is through the Aryan invasion.