• Dr B Yasoda Rani

Kamala Markandaya, as a novelist, is a typical representative of the feminine sensibility. She shows great power and insight in portraying women characters. In majority of Markandaya’s works, we have women narrators and the story is narrated through the feminine consciousness. She presents an objective account of women’s emotions, desires and their problems, assessing womanhood’s confrontation with male reality. But she is not a radical feminist and her novels are not an outright condemnation of a repressive male-dominated society calling for radical reconstruction of male and female roles. She doesn’t create women’s world. She just presents the real world from point of view of women. As a novelist Kamala Markandaya is a typical representative of the feminine sensibility. She shows great power and insight in portraying women characters. They are embodiment of love and peace. They are not victims of modern feminist problems, like self-realization and self-alienation. Her women are clever and practical. They learn from their past, they deal with present and looks for better future.

Self-Realization, patriarchal society, Urban Vs Rural society, Poverty.

"Empowerment Through Adversity: Self-Knowledge in the Lives of Women in Markandaya’s Works", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no.e823-e826, November-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411494.pdf

"Empowerment Through Adversity: Self-Knowledge in the Lives of Women in Markandaya’s Works", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no. ppe823-e826, November-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411494.pdf