Kamala
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Kamala is a renowned Marathi play by Vijay Tendulkar that critiques the commodification of women through the story of a journalist who buys a tribal woman to expose human trafficking.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian play
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Marathi play ⓘ social drama ⓘ |
| author | Vijay Tendulkar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life incident involving a journalist who bought a woman in a rural market to expose trafficking ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Jaisingh Jadhav
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Kamala (tribal woman) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Jaisingh Jadhav is an ambitious journalist who purchases Kamala to create a sensational news story.
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Kamala is a tribal woman bought and displayed as evidence of human trafficking. NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarita is Jaisingh’s wife who gradually becomes aware of her own oppression. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticizes |
commodification of women in patriarchal society
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exploitative practices in investigative journalism ⓘ middle-class hypocrisy ⓘ |
| depicts |
contrast between urban educated classes and tribal communities
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public humiliation of a woman as spectacle ⓘ |
| explores |
how women are treated as property in both market and marriage
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intersection of class, gender, and power in Indian society ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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social critique ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage productions in various Indian languages ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForProtagonist | desire for professional recognition and sensational news coverage ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical debates on ethics in investigative journalism in Indian media studies
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discourse on feminist theatre in India ⓘ |
| language | Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
commodification of women
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ethics of journalism ⓘ exploitation of marginalized communities ⓘ human trafficking ⓘ objectification of women ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of a woman’s awakening to her own oppression
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sharp critique of media ethics ⓘ strong feminist perspective ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| partOf | Vijay Tendulkar’s body of socially critical plays ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A journalist buys a tribal woman in order to expose a human trafficking racket and brings her home, revealing the hypocrisy and exploitation inherent in his own actions. ⓘ |
| setting |
journalistic workplace
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urban middle-class Indian household ⓘ |
| subject |
gender inequality
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marital power dynamics ⓘ media sensationalism ⓘ urban-rural divide in India ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century India ⓘ |
| writer | Vijay Tendulkar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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