• B KALPANA
• Dr. N. Gunasekaran

The author describes the prevalence of the sexual exploitation of women in Dark Holds No Terror. This dissertation intend to reveal the form of controls of sexuality and abuse of marriage, forced sexual activity of the men over the women. This paper also attempt to show the Freudian theory of Psychoanalysis, the sexual interest mature of final stage in Deshpande’s Dark Holds No Terror. The protagonist of the novel Mr. Manu being the head of the family he wants to have control over his wife, unconsciously develops a strange behavior which leads to sexual sadism. The aim of this paper is to portray the psychological problems that a career oriented woman encounters in her life. Women lose their freedom when they depend. Here the character Jaya lost her identity due to subjugation of male. This researcher indent to show the patriarchal supremacy over the women and the tolerance of women due to the family coercion. The researcher also elaborates the writing style of Shashi Deshpande as women standpoint.

Domination, Women, Subjugation

"WOMEN IN THE DARK HOLDS NO TERRORS BY SHASHI DESHPANDE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.739-744, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901493.pdf

"WOMEN IN THE DARK HOLDS NO TERRORS BY SHASHI DESHPANDE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp739-744, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901493.pdf