Utsha Nishad

INHERITANCE OF GRIEF: FEMINIST POSTMEMORY AND DENIAL OF MOURNING IN BANU MUSHTAQ’S “STONE SLABS FOR SHAISTA MAHAL”

South Asian trauma fiction has traditionally concentrated on public catastrophes and historical tragedies, often overlooking the nuanced, gendered experience of grief within familiar spaces. This paper explores the reclaiming of marginalised voices and cultural memory in the poignant short story “Stone Slabs for Shaist...