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THE FICTIONAL WORLD OF NAYANTARA SAHGAL: AN ANALYSIS

    1 Author(s):  KASTUIKA KANAN

Vol -  10, Issue- 12 ,         Page(s) : 76 - 81  (2019 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/CASIRJ

Abstract

The mid-20th century saw the upsurge of a new awareness about the women’s marginalized position resulting into the birth of women’s movement. Literature is the mirrors of society and polity is the frame work of the social consciousness reflected therein and could not remain unaffected by the women’s marginalization is society especially patriarchal society .The post-independence period has brought to the forefront a number of noted women novelists who have enriched India English fiction by a creative released of feminine sensibility. This present paper attempts to explain the analysis of the variety of theme in the fictional world of Nayantara Sahgal .In almost every noval, Nayantara has a central women character who gradually mover towards an awareness of her emotional needs. Nayantara Sahgal’ novels read like commentaries on the political social turmoil that India has been facing since independence Mrs. Sahgal’s feeling for politics and her common over English are rater more impressive than her art as a novelist.

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