The contemporary Indian society apparently seems to be at a juncture where it claims more number of women to be educated and independent but, on the other hand, the incidents of vicious mental, social and corporeal violations of women are at peak. Amidst all the ongoing blazing talks and movements, this study is a small attempt of delving into the tale of being women, which may help in cognising the discourse which might be at the core of this double-bind social picture. For this purpose, 30 Bengali (Indian) married women were selected through purposive sampling technique for interview, all of whom were within the age range of 18–40 years. Participants had minimum school-level education and belonged to lower middle to upper middle socio-economic status. They were reportedly free from any mental or physical handicap. The data gathered through open-ended semi-structured in-depth interviews were analysed using thematic analysis procedure. Analytical readings of findings explored a socially structured world of women; the becoming rather than being of women. The findings indicated how every sphere of their lives—mental, social or corporeal—seems to be under several mediums of authoritative forces; how their lived life, myths about womanhood and socialisation construct their present life, and how the historicised power-politics of gender craft their conceptualisations of body, rights, independence and subjectivity. This study aspires to contribute to the knowledge of women’s subjective positioning in an attempt to depict the backdrop which makes their lives accessible for violation.

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成为一个女人：身体，权威和社会

显然，当代印度社会似乎处在一个转折点，它声称有更多的妇女受到教育和独立，但另一方面，对妇女的心理，社会和身体上的恶性侵犯事件达到顶峰。在所有进行中的炽烈谈话和运动中，这项研究只是一个小小的尝试，试图探究女性的故事，这可能有助于认识可能是这种双重绑定社会图景的核心话题。为此，通过有目的的抽样技术选择了30名孟加拉（印度）已婚妇女进行访谈，所有这些妇女的年龄均在18至40岁之间。参加者受过最低程度的学校教育，属于中低至中上社会经济地位。据报告，他们没有任何精神或身体上的障碍。使用主题分析程序分析了通过开放式半结构化深度访谈收集的数据。对调查结果的分析读物探索了一个社会结构化的妇女世界；成为女性而不是成为女性。调查结果表明，他们生活的各个方面（无论是心理，社会还是有形的）似乎都处于权威力量的几种媒介之下。他们的生活如何，关于女性和社会化的神话如何构成他们的现在生活，以及历史悠久的性别权力政治如何塑造他们对身体，权利，独立性和主观性的概念。这项研究旨在为妇女的主观定位做出贡献，以期描绘出使她们的生活容易受到侵犯的背景。