Realistic Portrayal of Female Characters in the Fiction of Kamala Markandaya

Abstract

Kamala Markandaya is a well-known female novelist in Indo-Anglian fiction. She has deftly delineated fully developed and charming characters in her work. Most of her female characters in her famous novels are devoid of individuality. Actually, the remarkable feature of her female characters is the realistic portrayal of them in a comprehensive manner. She has a deep and firsthand knowledge of South Indian villages, the real condition of women in rural life with their sufferings and miseries. She has depicted all the hardships of rural women faced in a traditional social structure. However she does not take sides with any of her protagonists; but she feels the pain of women protagonists and believes in their better mount. Her intention is to awaken the polite society. That is why; the realistic portrayal of women characters is the favourite subject of her novels. In this context the present research paper highlights a picture of realistic portrayal of female characters in the fiction of Kamala Markandaya.