The canvas of the literary writing changed after the Second World War. The women writers such as Kamala Markendaya, Ruth Prawar Jhabvala and Shashi Deshpande took the pen in the field of social and artistic novels. These women writers focus on the issues such as socio-psychological conflict, multicultural elements and the individual identity of the period. The novelist show their prime concern on the depiction of the East-West conflict, disharmony between tradition and modernity, psychological crisis, marital relationships, sufferings, their struggle to create their own identity in the patriarchal society.
Among the Indian women novelists of this period, famous woman novelist Kamala Markandaya is the important author of feminist …show more content…
Poverty, hunger, starvation and women injustices were everywhere. It goes to Kamala Markandaya’s credit that she uses fiction as a vehicle for communicating her feminine vision.” (Bhatnagar 55)
Her first novel Nectar in a Sieve (1954) is a realistic picture of rural Indians and their cultural and traditional values. The female protagonist of the novel, Rukmini suffers a lot in the journey of the life. The novel focuses on the harsh reality of life. Rukmini’s daughter Ira sells her body for money to save her family from starvation. Though Rukmini’s life was miserable, she never quits. In her another novel Some Inner Fury (1957 ), the protagonist Mira, the sufferer of past memories, her emotions and ecstasies become the prime center of attention of the readers.
A Silence of Desire (1961) the story of Sarojini and her husband Dandekar, where the protagonist, Sarojini, a tumor patient, seeks a spiritual solace from the ‘Swami’ and her husband doubts the faith cure belief of a ‘Swami.’ Here the struggle between husband and wife, their intellectual and emotional need has depicted …show more content…
She has tried her pen in urban middleclass Indian life entrapped with domestic problems in joint family. M. K. Naik, in A History of Indian English Literature remarks about her novels:
“The most distinctive feature of Jhabavala’s novels is the subtlety and adroitness with which she unravels the gossamer threads of intricate human relationships, especially among the women in the Hindu joint family.” (Naik 235) In her first novel, To Whom She Will (1955), R. P. Jhabavala has depicted the Indian society, its tradition and customs, the marital relationship, illicit relationships, the plight of refugee’s in New Delhi during the period of partition. In another novel, The Nature of Passion (1956), she depicts the struggle of a modern young girl Nimmi, with the age-old tradition and custom. The novel accents the urge for women’s emancipation. The author portrays the failure of marriage between an Englishman and Indian girl in the novel Esmond in India (1958). The woman’s submissive nature, the relationship of husband and wife, the mal-treatment the wife receives from her husband whether she is wrong or not and women’s betrayal in the patriarchal society etc. are some major elements of focus in her works. A Backward Place (1965) and The Householder (1960) reflect the disharmony in marital relationship due to the individual differences. The Householder reveals the typical conflict between daughter
Among the Indian women novelists of this period, famous woman novelist Kamala Markandaya is the important author of feminist …show more content…
Poverty, hunger, starvation and women injustices were everywhere. It goes to Kamala Markandaya’s credit that she uses fiction as a vehicle for communicating her feminine vision.” (Bhatnagar 55)
Her first novel Nectar in a Sieve (1954) is a realistic picture of rural Indians and their cultural and traditional values. The female protagonist of the novel, Rukmini suffers a lot in the journey of the life. The novel focuses on the harsh reality of life. Rukmini’s daughter Ira sells her body for money to save her family from starvation. Though Rukmini’s life was miserable, she never quits. In her another novel Some Inner Fury (1957 ), the protagonist Mira, the sufferer of past memories, her emotions and ecstasies become the prime center of attention of the readers.
A Silence of Desire (1961) the story of Sarojini and her husband Dandekar, where the protagonist, Sarojini, a tumor patient, seeks a spiritual solace from the ‘Swami’ and her husband doubts the faith cure belief of a ‘Swami.’ Here the struggle between husband and wife, their intellectual and emotional need has depicted …show more content…
She has tried her pen in urban middleclass Indian life entrapped with domestic problems in joint family. M. K. Naik, in A History of Indian English Literature remarks about her novels:
“The most distinctive feature of Jhabavala’s novels is the subtlety and adroitness with which she unravels the gossamer threads of intricate human relationships, especially among the women in the Hindu joint family.” (Naik 235) In her first novel, To Whom She Will (1955), R. P. Jhabavala has depicted the Indian society, its tradition and customs, the marital relationship, illicit relationships, the plight of refugee’s in New Delhi during the period of partition. In another novel, The Nature of Passion (1956), she depicts the struggle of a modern young girl Nimmi, with the age-old tradition and custom. The novel accents the urge for women’s emancipation. The author portrays the failure of marriage between an Englishman and Indian girl in the novel Esmond in India (1958). The woman’s submissive nature, the relationship of husband and wife, the mal-treatment the wife receives from her husband whether she is wrong or not and women’s betrayal in the patriarchal society etc. are some major elements of focus in her works. A Backward Place (1965) and The Householder (1960) reflect the disharmony in marital relationship due to the individual differences. The Householder reveals the typical conflict between daughter