The Position of Women in Manju Kapur's Select Novels

The present paper focuses on the position of women in Manju Kapur’s select novels. Women have tried to bring in a new social order which is congenial to the physical, social and psychic well-being of women by demolishing the existing myths. They will be in a position to lead their lives with dignity and enjoy the full right of their free conscience to create their own values. The women of the1940s had no voice to assert their rights. Manju Kapur raises the voice against male chauvinism to claim the rights of economic independence. She makes woman a cult figure which fights against taboos, social and joint family restrictions and constraints laid by patriarchy in the tradition. By analyzing the fictions of Manju Kapur, it is seen that the position of women in Indian social structure has been marginalized. However, Manju Kapur has created women protagonists who have tried their best to liberate themselves from the trap of patriarchal culture despite being subjugated