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Importance of Women Folklore in Education: an Analysis with Reference from Past to Present

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Folklore studies have become an important aspect of teaching. All of us have grown up listening to stories of great kings, queens, prince and princess. It has been passed on since generations and will be continued to be told to our future generations also. Women hold an important place in Indian folklore. There are many instances of their galore, bravery and are embodiment of strength. At the same time they have walked hand in hand with male rulers in the battlefield. For example Kaikeyee, the second wife of King Dashrath of the very famous Indian epic The Ramayana. Some have fought wars alone like Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi. It must not be forgotten that for many years, fieldwork was done by men who were biased by the social defenses of their sex [1]. Looking into the importance of folklore and its impact on the audience, It is included in many course curriculum across the globe. Therefore this paper attempts to make an overview of the concept of Folklore and its impact of education. Simultaneously, it would make an analysis of women folklore through an in-depth analysis of the character portrayal of few famous women in Indian folklore from past to the present.

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    ICETT '19: Proceedings of the 2019 5th International Conference on Education and Training Technologies
    May 2019
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    ISBN:9781450372008
    DOI:10.1145/3337682
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    1. Education
    2. Folklore
    3. Legend
    4. Women
    5. epics

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