"An Analysis of the Novel Sindhu in the Context of a Matriarchal System"
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| Published in: | مجلہ تحقیق |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of the Punjab
2025-11-01
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| Online Access: | http://111.68.103.26/journals/index.php/met/article/view/8449 |
| Summary: | <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: .7in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: .7in; text-align: justify; mso-pagination: none; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><em><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: ER;">In ancient times, there was a time when women had an important place in society, which is called **Madrasari system**. During this period, women were the heads of the family and had high respect and importance because they were mothers, gave birth to children and raised them. At that time, men and women were considered equal, there was no concept of property and everything was governed by the mother's lineage .<span lang="ER">.</span> </span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: .7in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: .7in; text-align: justify; mso-pagination: none; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><em><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: ER;">In the Madrasari system, the rule of women was not political but social. There was no state or government, so there was no supremacy of anyone on the basis of power. During this period, peace and equality reigned and traditions of song, dance and joy were prominent in social life<span lang="ER">.</span> </span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: .7in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: .7in; text-align: justify; mso-pagination: none; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><em><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: ER;">Gradually, when the concept of property, law and state came into society, **patriarchal system** i.e. the rule of men was born. In this, women were pushed back and men became the head of the family. Now children started to be identified with the lineage of the father and the social status of women decreased<span lang="ER">.</span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: .7in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: .7in; text-align: justify; mso-pagination: none; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><em><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: ER;"> </span></em><em><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: ER;">The novel **Sindhu** (author: Jeem Abbasi) takes up the same Madrasari period as its subject. It shows that women had superiority in the ancient civilization of the Indus Valley<span lang="ER">. </span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: .7in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: .7in; text-align: justify; mso-pagination: none; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><em><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: ER;">At the end of the novel, it is shown that the Madrasari system ends and the patriarchal system begins with the arrival of **"white-headed men<span lang="ER">"**.</span> </span></em></p> <em><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: ER;">In ancient times, there was a time when women had an important place in society, which is called **Madrasari system**. During this period, women were the heads of the family and had more respect and importance because they were mothers, gave birth to children and raised them. At that time, men and women were considered equal, there was no concept of property and everything was governed by the mother's lineage ()</span></em> |
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| ISSN: | 1991-699X 2789-5874 |