• R. Preskila Josephine
• B. Prabakaran

This paper has been undertaken to investigate from Indian Literature, in the twenty first century novel The Hungry Tide was written in the year 2005 by Indian Writer AMITAV GHOSH. The novel Hungry Tide is a Psychological novel which can be seen in the way of repression of female characters. Though many writers spring to write about the controversy themes, still in the Indian Literature some writers tends to write about the Suppression of women, Subjugation of Female in Indian Countries. The women in Indian countries are forced to be under the Male Chauvinist society. Their whole life in depended upon the male around them. Women were not allowed to go beyond their limits in ancient Indian Country. The writer brings the background of the novel in the easternmost coastal area of the Bay of Bengal. This place is known as tiny Islands, the Sundar bands. The female characters in the novels are Piyali Roy; the Marian Biologist came as a cetologist to seek the marine mammals. Nilima; the wife of Nirmal, she sacrificed her life for the welfare of other women in the tide countries. Kusum; is a modern rebellionist who fought for the Morichijhapi Massacre in 1979. Moyna; the wife of Fohir, she was forced to sacrifice her dreams to look after her family. All the female characters are struggling to achieve their dreams and liberation among the male Chauvinistic society. All the women are suppressed to live in boundaries. Their independence is prohibited. This presentation shows how women attain their identity and discover their self in spite of lot of repression.

Male Chauvinism, struggle, self –empowerment, identity, self discovery

"SELF DISCOVERY OF WOMEN IN THE SELECT NOVEL OF AMITAV GHOSH 'S THE HUNGRY TIDE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.b682-b684, June-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106236.pdf

"SELF DISCOVERY OF WOMEN IN THE SELECT NOVEL OF AMITAV GHOSH 'S THE HUNGRY TIDE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no. ppb682-b684, June-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106236.pdf