Kitchen Sink Drama in Literature and Films of India and the World: A Feminist Approach

Abstract

This research paper offers a comprehensive and an in-depth analysis of how kitchen sink drama, a genre renowned for its working-class realism, portrays female experiences across diverse cultural landscapes. The study employs a feminist lens to examine the struggles, resistance, and potential for empowerment of women within this genre, considering its socio-historical contexts in India, and the world. The study explores the specific ways in which kitchen sink dramas, both in literature and film, depict the daily lives, challenges, and aspirations of their female characters and analyses the portrayal of women's struggles and their forms of resistance against patriarchal structures, societal expectations, and economic constraints. By comparing and contrasting depictions from different cultural backgrounds, the research aims to identify universal themes and culturally specific nuances that shape the experiences of women in the feminist dimensions within Kitchen Sink Dramas.