Conjugal Disharmony in Custody- A Critical Perspective

<p>Manju Kapur is one of the most<br>prominent novelists in modern Indian<br>English Literature. Female characters in<br>her writing are often well-educated,<br>optimistic women who are trapped in a<br>man-centred culture. Their education<br>enables them to become self-reliant and<br>provides them opportunities to walk hand<br>in hand with their father, husband, and<br>siblings lending moral and financial to<br>their families. In the confined moderate<br>society, their free reasoning becomes an<br>impediment to their perspectives,<br>sentiments, and expressions. They are<br>caught in the woe of tradition and often it<br>difficult to embrace modernity. This<br>paper aims at analysing the one-on-one<br>battle of these women with their families<br>and their conflict with the societal taboos<br>and norms.</p>