• ANUPAMA C R

Feminism, as a sociocultural and political phenomenon, has taken numerous dimensions and manifestations throughout history. Lalithambika Antharjanam and Anitha Nair are two major women feminine writers of Indian literature from two different periods. Antharjanam’s "Fire, My Witness" is a novel that explores the narrative of Namboothiri women who are dragged into the battle for socio-political liberation but are unable to break free from the bonds of traditional customs that bind them Whereas Nair’s novel Ladies Coupe is a story of six women who are in search of autonomy and perseverance. Even though both these novels had 25 years gap in their publication they both talk about the subjugation of women, especially Indian women. Therefore, this paper looks at how the quest for the autonomy of women changes concerning the period they live through the lens of these two novels from two different eras.

Feminism, emancipation, patriarchy, tradition, identity, subjugation

"CUTTING INTERSECTIONS, CROSSING BOUNDARIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LALITHAMBIKA ANTHARJANAM’S “AGNISAKSHI: FIRE, MY WITNESS” AND ANITA NAIR’S “LADIES COUPE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no.e664-e667, September-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209478.pdf

"CUTTING INTERSECTIONS, CROSSING BOUNDARIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LALITHAMBIKA ANTHARJANAM’S “AGNISAKSHI: FIRE, MY WITNESS” AND ANITA NAIR’S “LADIES COUPE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no. ppe664-e667, September-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209478.pdf