Patterns of Femininity from Modern Perspective in Manju Kapur's Novels

Abstract All protagonists of Manju Kapur are well talented, educated and intelligent. The center of focus is the upliftment of women in her novels. Women are struggling in all spheres of life for their proper rights and identity in a patriarchal society. For men, women are just for their personal satisfaction and they are regarded in formidable force. Manju Kapur stresses the fight of women for independence, self-realization and individuality. In her novels psyche of women is clearly visible. The protagonists of Manju Kapur are totally different, they are not bound to nuptial bonds and want to emerge as modern “New Women” who are in no other means inferior to men. They want to stand on their own without the support of their husbands. The women are regarded as new woman subverting male chauvinism.