Author(s): Sanjay Namdevrao Gedam¹, Dr. Mangesh Rameshwar Adgokar²

Abstract: Society, as it stands today, is an organization of human beings where all are working towards the betterment of living beings, whether human or not. The life of human beings revolves around relationships in some form or other. This chapter attempts to analyse the nature of basic familial bonds - the bond that exists between a man and a woman. It analyses various problems and predicaments encountered by protagonists and how and why they becomes a victim in the tradition-bound society. It also exposes social practices and concepts like arranged marriage, love marriage and bondage of marriage. The man-woman relationship, going by the norms of society, is dictated by deceit and treachery. Human.beings, more often than not prefer to go by the dictates of society rather than be truthful to.themselves as individuals.

A comprehensive view of the institution of family.and its impact on the individuals in particular, and society in general, as presented.in the chosen fictional narratives is attempted, to.understand and locate it in the rapidly changing social context. It further explores women’s hardships in maintaining throughout the.journey of their lives. The uniqueness of the Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni novels is the way.in which the women have been shown to live in togetherness and fight the.battles of life. Relationship among women has.been looked through with a kaleidoscopic view.

Keywords: Script, Language, Civilization, India, Writing, Knowledge, Symbols.

--> DOI:10.61165/sk.publisher.script.writing.2024.22

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A Study on Transformation of Feminism in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Works

Pages:103-107