Mridula's Quest of Identity in Sudha Murty's House of Cards: An Analytical study

Abstract House of Cards is a struggling journey of Mridula and her self-discovery while living in the restrictions of Patriarchal society. This novel is about Mridula's journey towards knowledge from a simple and innocent village girl to a strong mature and self-asserting woman. Today although situation of women in India is changed a lot but there are many Mridulas who are suffering silently and expecting the societal norms to bring a positive change to see at women not as an entity to rule and control but to empower to create developed nation as empowered women influence and bring change. Mridula’s life example is truly mention worthy to respect women as life creators and embodiment of values and principles not just as an object to misuse and abandon for the sake of some negative societal thinking patterns. The literary texts like these can truly evolve the society towards a justified place for women where women can find their true worth. This study highlights Mridula’s attempts to know her value and fight non-violently for that. In reality it was very difficult for Mridula to accept the truth and move on but what a woman can do further in such situations that must be noted realistically.