Richa Pandit: A Puissant Portrayal

<p>This paper examines the puissant portrayal of the character<br>of Richa Pandit in Professor Vikas Sharma's novel; "Love's<br>Not Time's Fool". Too often strong female characters are<br>relegated to being sidekicks and afterthoughts - compliments<br>to male protagonists, so the purpose of this study is how a<br>female character can beautifully lead society just by using<br>some wit and intellectuality, on her own. Using a method of<br>textual analysis, this study analyses how Richa survives in<br>this cruel patriarchy with the help of her broad-mindedness<br>and cerebral which prevails above any physical beauty or<br>charm. Richa as a protagonist plays a vital role in the novel<br>and sets an example not only for all other female characters<br>that are mentioned in the novel but for every other female in<br>this world to think wisely and take a firm stand whenever or<br>wherever it is necessary. Along with the analyses of the<br>character of Richa, this paper also looks at how the author<br>has attached importance to the rights of women and attracts<br>the attention of the rich people towards the problems of<br>widows, orphans, and helpless old people as well as how<br>Richa inspires everybody else to any kind of problem whether<br>it is on economic or on a social level that too without feeling<br>tense, which is not at all an easy task for any female even in<br>the present scenario.</p>