• Arun Kumar

Manju Kapur's novel "A Married Woman" discovers the complex interplay between Power, Politics and Human relationships in the context of Indian society. Set in the 1990s, the novel portrays the lives of Astha, a middle-class woman who is unhappily married, and her lover, Pipeelika, a lower-class Hindu-Muslim artist. Man is a social animal who cannot afford to live in isolation. He needs other human beings to communicate, share his dreams, idealize, enjoy and to attain the feeling of belongingness. So he enters into various relationships in lieu of his needs and aspirations. These needs can be physical, emotional, psychological, financial, spiritual so on and so forth. Relationships, therefore, become a vital rather indispensable thread which binds these otherwise individual human beings into a unified whole called society which is an extended unit of family. These relationships, lend a unique color to society. Relationships affect and are in turn affected by individuals. With every passing minute, outlooks and perspectives change bringing about a change in relationships. Relationships change silently, gradually and constantly beyond conception. Most of us however, spend a lifetime in comprehending this apparently simple thought. The dynamics of relationships depend upon the equation of power which the individuals possess. Woman has been regarded as the weaker sex and a secondary place has been assigned to her in society. Patriarchy is an important instrument in the hands of man to subdue and suppress the identity of woman.

Infidelity, Relationships, Compromise, Jealousy and Cultural Expectations.

"POWER, POLITICS AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN MANJU KAPUR'S A MARRIED WOMAN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.248-256, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Y35.pdf

"POWER, POLITICS AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN MANJU KAPUR'S A MARRIED WOMAN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp248-256, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Y35.pdf