• Kavitha R
• Dr. V. Suganthi

Abstract The journey of women had been quite a chaotic ride; from the desire to claim a minimal presence amidst the overpowering men to taking a stronghold of equal status in the male dominant society. The definition of equality and feminism in India is comparatively different to the theories of the West. The oppression faced by women in India is restricted to the social and cultural structure of the country. There have been stark differences in the conditions of Mughal women and indigenous Indian women. Belonging to imperial society did give women some influential positions and powers in the patriarchal conditions. More than the claim for basic rights, the women in the Mughal Empire aspired for egalitarianism. Indu Sundaresan in her work The Twentieth Wife captures the life of Mughal Women. The status of women in the Mughal period differed from the Indian women in various aspects such as education, legal rights, social conditions and opportunities. This paper posits the egalitarianism elucidated in the novel The Twentieth Wife.

Feminism, Equality, Egalitarianism, and Multiculturalism

"Elucidation of Egalitarianism in The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 12, page no.c641-c645, December-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2512274.pdf

"Elucidation of Egalitarianism in The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 12, page no. ppc641-c645, December-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2512274.pdf