• A. VALANTINA

Shobhaa De is well known for her writings. Her writings always deal with women’s problems in the society. She focuses mainly on the modern society as well as the various elements of the urban Indian society. De never fails to portray the large society through her characters in every work of hers. Love and envy are the prominent themes of her works. De’s women characters are inevitably strong. So they are always ready to raise against the taboos established in the society, as these taboos make women submissive. The present study entitled Sufferings of Women in the Patriarcal Society: A Study of Shobhaa De’s "Sisters" discusses the life experiences of two sisters, namely Mikki and Alisha and it also portrays how women are dominated in the society.

Self-actualisation, Weariness, Interference, Ridiculous, Hypocritical System, Flirtatious, Hostile

"Sufferings of Women in the Patriarchal Society: A Study of Shobhaa De's "Sisters"", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.56-60, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904H14.pdf

"Sufferings of Women in the Patriarchal Society: A Study of Shobhaa De's "Sisters"", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp56-60, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904H14.pdf