Zindaginama (The Book of Life),a novel by the Indian writer Krishna Sobti,gives a panoramic depiction of rural life in the pre-partition Punjab,and is considered a historical novel as well. Zindaginama serves not merely as a memory of the times,but also a deep insight into specific cultures and social backdrops of the Punjab region. By presenting the Punjab's rural space as a main stage of power operation,Zindaginama vividly depicts how micro-power permeates and operates in public,family,individual and mental spaces. By using Foucault's theory of pow-er,this paper probes into the micro-power operation in the novel,reveals the disciplining of individuals by the pow-er mechanism in the fields of class,gender and caste. In doing so,we can gain a more profound insight into social structures,cultural settings and power relationships presented in Zindaginama,and have a more overall knowledge of the literary value of the novel.
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