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Gender, as a term, distinguishes between sexes describing how its conception revolves around identity, power, politics, and other social norms. In the Indian Society one could find gender as well as gender-specific definitions and roles being attributed to people; be it Man, Woman, or any other where patriarchy always lead to the strengthening of gender-based differences, and marginalization of men. Moreover, the truth about the experiences of men, who are being affected by the patriarchy and social constructed gender roles are not exclusively reflected and deliberated upon in the literary and other texts. Man has always been shown as a gender which is considered liable for everything and is subject to a particular set of attributes which includes being strong, firm and authoritative. Society has set man’s image in such a way that he can’t afford to cry or be anxious, miserable and depressed or else the order of things would be upset. The issues of Masculine Gender, Patriarchal Suppression and Masculine Anxieties etc are not recent but in the modern world of internet and technology rapid transitions related to men and masculinities are occurring across the world. There is a profound change in the social dynamics of men and there are diverse ways to understand the issues related to them. Therefore, in the present paper, an attempt has been made to unveil various factors adding to their anxieties, miseries and marginalization in Kiran Desai’s novel Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. The theoretical framework is based on various concepts of ‘Masculine Studies’ as propounded by theorists like Jordan B. Peterson, Dr. Warren Farrell, R.W. Connell and others.

Gender, Sex, Masculine-Anxiety, Patriarchal-Suppression, Marginalization, etc.