• DR. BABINA BOHRA
• DURGA GURJAR

Abstract - Anita Desai is a very popular Indian novelist. She is known as the Mother of the Indian psychological novel genre. Her meticulous depictions of modern Indian life have secured her a place of honor in the pantheon of Indian authors. Winner of the Sahitya Academy Award, Desai has authored as many as sixteen works of fiction. Anita Desai is one of the prominent gifted novelists in Indian English. She was born in Mussorie on 24th June 1937.Her father was a Bengali while her mother was German. She grew up with English, Hindi, Bengali and German. English was her first language .She began her writing at the age of seven it was in English. She has written novels, stories, children books and articles. She is often considered as psychological novelist an a feminist who deals with major themes of isolation, lack of communication, inner struggle, man woman relationship and marital discords. Her protagonists are female. Language and technique used by Anita Desai is as per theme and situation. She uses memories of past that is Nostalgia as a narrative technique. Her distinct style of writing, original characters, use of language, realistic theme, and narrative technique has made her writing so endearing which earned many words, recognitions and awards for her work. Her contribution to the literary world is without any doubt is great. All aspects of her writing are discussed in the paper.

Keywords :- Feminist, isolation, physical landscape

""Unveiling Anita Desai's Profound Identity: An Exploration of Her Role as an Empowered and Visionary Feminist Novelist in Contemporary Literature"", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.i406-i410, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303860.pdf

""Unveiling Anita Desai's Profound Identity: An Exploration of Her Role as an Empowered and Visionary Feminist Novelist in Contemporary Literature"", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. ppi406-i410, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303860.pdf