The Depiction Of Women In Shashi Deshpande`S The Dark Holds To Terrors

Abstract

Shashi Despande is one of the major writers of contemporary India who trace woman’s journey from self –effacement to self actualization¹. As an Indian novelist writing in English Shashi Despande’s reputation has been on the rise.  Her novel The Dark Holds No Terrors²  has also received major awards. She has domestic and international readers. The presentation of women in her writing is realistic.  She presents a realistic image of woman in her writings. Social fabric of India forms the bases of her novel. The Dark Holds No Terrors² is an extension of her short story.

In Sagar-aswathi Thandakamalla’s³ words the novel displays the trauma of a girl child who has suffered the bullying and curtailment of activity by her mother. The Dark Holds No Terrors²  is a tremendously powerful depiction of a single women’s fight for survival in a world that has no easy options.