Sangshar Sukher Hoi Romonir Gune: Examining Gender Roles in Lakhir Panchali

Abstract

Incanting the Lakkhir Panchali is a hebdomadal custom of every Hindu household. However, owing to its spiritual connotations, believers fail to regard the faulty gender-biased foundations on which stands this entire religious construction. Standing on the soil of feminism, our generation cannot afford to overlook the undertone of such “Thursday-enchanting”. A belief system operates in every Hindu household that reciting this piece of narrative can fetch wealth and prosperity to every household. However, the conflict arises when the set parameters of the book (to bring wealth and prosperity) are to be met only by women, releasing the men from its clutches. The set regulations that women must achieve to bring fortune to their households are nothing but adding feathers to the hat of patriarchy.