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(Bijay Kumar Das, 209) It is generally said that marriages are settled in heaven and performed on the earth. Through marriage, both husband and wife find fulfilment and bliss, while society even looks at it with equal respect and is held high. In De’s novels, treatment of marriage is unlike what persons and society thinks of. The institution of marriage and the family life are under tremendous pressure in her novels. Yet shobha De must not be held blamed for the picture of marriage she portrays in her novels. Shobha De’s feminism is within the limits of her perceptions towards the projection of the matured women. She portrays more mature women in comparison to their male counterparts in her novels. Her women establish relationship with their male partners according to their own terms and conditions. She hates those men who are passive in nature and response towards women. Even though women are marginalized in the traditional set – up of Indian society, the maturity of women has been proved before the male dominated Indian world in De’s …show more content…
In her relationship with her husband, Shobha De attempts to portray her feminine characteristics. There is complete emotional void between Karuna and her husband. There is a sense of emotional bankruptcy between them. The proper understanding as is expected between the husband and the wife is lacking in the marital relationship of Karuna and her Husband. Due to the indifferent attitudes and behaviour of the husband towards her, Karuna thinks that she has wedded the wrong man at the wrong time. She feels that her husband is an average Indian husband unexciting, uninspiring and