• Kalpana B,

The aim of this paper is to portray the psychological problems that a career oriented woman encounters in her life. This paper is to examine the middle class women’s struggles and male-domination. Through the novel “That long silence” Deshpande brings out the concept of middle class women’s struggle and tolerance due to the family condition. In this novel the character of Jaya belongs to middle class society and she has two children. When she got married she has lost her Identity because she was dominated by her spouse and it displays the identity of women lost when they born as women, because society has a stereotype that women should live dependent life. Women lose their freedom when they depend. Here the character Jaya lost her identity due to subjugation of male. The researcher indent to show the patriarchal supremacy over the women and the tolerance of women due to the family coercion. The researcher also elaborates the writing style of Shashi Deshpande as women standpoint.

Women, domination, educated, supremacy

"STATE OF EDUCATED WOMEN: POSTCOLONIAL FEMINISTIC STUDY ON SHASHI DESHPANDE’S NOVEL THAT LONG SILENCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.108-113, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAA06028.pdf

"STATE OF EDUCATED WOMEN: POSTCOLONIAL FEMINISTIC STUDY ON SHASHI DESHPANDE’S NOVEL THAT LONG SILENCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp108-113, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAA06028.pdf