• Mrs.A.Visva Sangeetha
• Dr.G.Dominic Savio

Marriage has been, since ancient times, one of the most important social institutions perhaps the greatest and most significant of all institutions in human society. It has always existed in one form or the other in every culture, ensuring social sanction to a physical union between man and woman and laying the foundation for building up of the family the basic unit of society. Marriage which is anticipated to be a constant and lasting relationship is a socially supported union between individuals. It is the basis for the family and the institution, defined by some significant functions like regulation of sexual behaviour, reproduction, nurturance and protection of children, socialization, and the passing on of certified statuses such as race. Marriage and the family rest on many beliefs, the most important of which is kinship.

Marriage, self identity, new woman, family, relationship, woman liberation.

"Is Marriage a kinship or a Contract? A study of Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters and A Married Woman.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.499-502, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906B79.pdf

"Is Marriage a kinship or a Contract? A study of Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters and A Married Woman.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp499-502, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906B79.pdf