• Dr G Hampamma

Writers get ideas for their writing from the society around. Any incident or behavior, away from normalcy, immediately catches their attention and becomes a piece of art when it gets blended with the imagination of the writer. Kleptomania is a psychological disorder which includes an obsession to steal followed by a relief after stealing. Unlike ordinary stealing, which is planned for certain material or monetary benefits, kleptomania is an instigated desire to steal items though of no personal use or monetary gain. Modern Indian women writers are discussing challenging themes in their works. Nergis Dalal, with her uncanny knack of observing and discovering small incidents in and around her neighbourhood and household presents a female kleptomania in “The Connoisseur”. Manjula Padmanabhan, who is known for her versatile writing and shocking conclusions portrays a male kleptomania in her title story “Kleptomania”. The present paper studies how the two writers have dealt with the topic in their respective stories.

Kleptomania, loss, guest, host, eating disorder, antisocial, literature, confront

"Portrayal of Kleptomania by Nergis Dalal and Manjula Padmanabhan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.69-74, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906G78.pdf

"Portrayal of Kleptomania by Nergis Dalal and Manjula Padmanabhan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp69-74, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906G78.pdf