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 in the period of partition. In another novel, The Nature of Passion (1956), the struggle of a modern young girl Nimmi, with the age-old tradition and custom is depicted. Her urge for women’s emancipation is highlighted in the novel. The failure of marriage between an Englishman and Indian girl is portrayed 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
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Her works reflect the crisis emerged due to political change. In her novel, The Day in Shadow Sahgal deals with the problem of divorce and disintegration in marriage in the surroundings of politics. This Time of Morning is about the liberated girls Rashmi and Nita who wants freedom outside their married life. By the end of the novel, Rashmi asks for divorce after her short affair with British architect. Sahgal focus on women’s desire for extra marital relationship. Another important woman character Nita engaged to a young man whom she neither loves nor admires and at the end create extra marital relationship with …show more content…
The female protagonists Rose and Sonali struggle with ancient customs, social status, feeling of alienation in aliened country and other problems emerged due to political upheaval of emergency. In Nayantara Sahagal’s writing, the major concern is seen on the depiction of political corruption, colonialism , submissive nature of women, their struggle with age old traditions, the conflict between rich and poor people, feminine sensibility, socio-political turmoil, loneliness due to unhappy marriage etc. Her novel, A Situation in New Delhi explores the ill-treatment of women, suicide and the problem of divorce and impact of socio-political issues in the process of self-realization. Her characters struggles, experiences conflict, distress in the process of self-quest. Her novels reflects the contemporary political India, power based politician, strained human relationship, East-west conflict and many other social
Her works reflect the crisis emerged due to political change. In her novel, The Day in Shadow Sahgal deals with the problem of divorce and disintegration in marriage in the surroundings of politics. This Time of Morning is about the liberated girls Rashmi and Nita who wants freedom outside their married life. By the end of the novel, Rashmi asks for divorce after her short affair with British architect. Sahgal focus on women’s desire for extra marital relationship. Another important woman character Nita engaged to a young man whom she neither loves nor admires and at the end create extra marital relationship with …show more content…
The female protagonists Rose and Sonali struggle with ancient customs, social status, feeling of alienation in aliened country and other problems emerged due to political upheaval of emergency. In Nayantara Sahagal’s writing, the major concern is seen on the depiction of political corruption, colonialism , submissive nature of women, their struggle with age old traditions, the conflict between rich and poor people, feminine sensibility, socio-political turmoil, loneliness due to unhappy marriage etc. Her novel, A Situation in New Delhi explores the ill-treatment of women, suicide and the problem of divorce and impact of socio-political issues in the process of self-realization. Her characters struggles, experiences conflict, distress in the process of self-quest. Her novels reflects the contemporary political India, power based politician, strained human relationship, East-west conflict and many other social