Feminist Reading of Indian House Wife in Shashi Deshpande’s Select Novels
Author : Santosh P Sutar and Dr. Seema Chaudhary
Abstract :
The books of Shashi Deshpande are examined in this essay. "Roots and Shadows," "The Dark Holds No Terrors," "That Long Silence," and more tales. Her novels have attempted to demonstrate feminism. Feminism basically means equal social, political, and economic rights and opportunities for women in society, according to many feminist critics. Help, survival, gender equality, and women's strangulation for reorganisation have all been highlighted in this study. The identity and rights of women, as well as Shashi Deshpande's depiction of women, were the main concerns of feminist critics. The study also examined Shashi Deshpande’s methods for depicting female characters in her books based on the characteristics of patriarchy, gender inequality, discrimination against women, and the average Indian housewife.
Shashi Deshpande promotes women's emancipation by dismantling inflexible ideologies that oppress them. She thinks that women's legal rights and economic freedom alone won't free them from inflexible ideologies. The entire societal structure needs to shift. Shashi Despande's feminist views are therefore appropriate for Indian society. We can better comprehend the position of women in modern Indian society by analysing her creative and explanatory works.
Keywords :
Feminism, tradition, patriarchy, gender discrimination, equality etc.
