• Nitish Bhooshetty

The tradition of writing Novels (in the European Sense) starts late in South India. Most of the Novels written during this period are in the regional tongues. The early writers understood that the novel could be used as means to usher in Social Reform. Hence in the first part of the 18th century we see a rise in ‘Social Novels’. The novel addressed many social evils plaguing the society at that times, Poverty, Illiteracy, Caste, Domination, Freedom and others. Women’s reform was also a major issue at the time. In the present paper we will look at some of the early Novels and their treatment of Social Reforms related to Women and how women were generally represented in the Novels.

Social Realism, Social Reform, Women’s Reforms, Novel as a means of change, Genre Novel in early South India

"Representation of Women in early South Indian Novels", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 3, page no.745-749, March-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1703127.pdf

"Representation of Women in early South Indian Novels", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 3, page no. pp745-749, March-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1703127.pdf