Siraiki Trīmtī (Feminism): An Autoethnographic Account

Abstract

As a literary scholar, building on my initial observations about the lack of agency that Siraiki women writers have received within the Siraiki and Pakistani context, this article aims to articulate Siraiki Trīmtī (Feminism) through my autoethnographic experiences. The objective is to discuss how my local/regional or Siraiki sociopolitical context and role as a political activist has impacted or matured my feminist perspectives. This local feminist perspective is regarded as trīmtī in this article and is based on Siraiki culture, which is rarely comprehended through feminist accounts, at least in the global context. While my initial focus on the study of Siraiki identity and culture was the highly charged political context, the present discussion primarily highlights how women are exposed to multiple and intricate layers of marginalization when they simultaneously face the challenges of dealing with their social, political and gender-based struggles. This may be that aspect of intersectional feminism which has not been discussed within this specific cultural context.