Politics of Identity in P.R. Das and M.K. Singh'sMother Teresa
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Abstract
In this study,The celebrity figure Mother Teresa is valorized as a messianic
figure that has descended down to earth as a redeemer of those characters are
victimized by poverty, social indifference, oppression,exclusion and various other
types of illness, maladies and miseries. Her compassion and her dedication to the
betterment of the poorest of the poor are sufficient proof to claim that she is a Christ
figure. The flexible and shifting nature of Teresa's nature is examined from the
vantage point of Stuart Hall's theory of identity and formative forces that shape and
sustain it. Judith A. Howard's notion of politicized notion of identity also constitutes
the methodological framework of this study. The sole thrust of this thesis is to
examine how Teresa keeps on cultivating identity as per the demand of new scenarios
in which she participated for the promotion of the collective well being of those who
belong to the lower level of social strata.
Key Words:Identity, Mother Teresa, Service. Compassion, Care, Solidarity,
Brotherhood