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Volume 05, Issue 02 | April 2025 - June 2025
This article critically examines the rebirth myth as depicted in Rahul Sankrityayan’s Pravahan, framing it as a constructed narrative strategically employed to reinforce caste hierarchies, gendered exclusions, and moral conformity. Through an interdisciplinary lens drawing on Marxist historiography, Enlightenment rationalism, and feminist critique, the analysis reveals Sankrityayan's deliberate dismantling of metaphysical dogma. The narrative structure—anchored in dialogic fiction—serves not to affirm spiritual transcendence but to interrogate ideological apparatuses such as karma and dharma. By portraying rebirth as a socio- political invention rather than a sacred truth, Sankrityayan challenges the moral scaffolding of Brahmanical patriarchy and advocates for a historically grounded, rationalist mode of inquiry. The article argues that Pravahan functions not only as literary resistance but as philosophical defiance, inviting a re-evaluation of myth as a tool of cultural domination. By reframing myth as a tool of domination rather than transcendence, the article positions Pravahan as a literary act of resistance and philosophical critique.
Dr. K. Subashini
Dr.Subashini Kanaga Sundaram is an Enterprise Architect at DXC Technologies in Germany. She is also the Chairperson and Founder of the Tamil Heritage Foundation (THF), an international organization. Born in Penang, Malaysia, where she completed her schooling. Pursued higher education in Computer Engineering in Australia and Germany. Earned her PhD from the United Kingdom. Works as an Engineer for the European region at DXC Technologies, residing in the state of Baden- Württemberg, Germany. Delivered over 800 lectures on historical preservation at educational institutions in Tamil Nadu and across the globe. Visited approximately 1,200 museums worldwide for research and authored over 150 articles about them. Member of the editorial board for the University of Malaya's Tamil research journal. She has authored numerous books. Produced over 500 historical videos documenting Tamil history and heritage.
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