A Second Study of Kishwar Desai's Witness the Night and Githa Hariharan's Fugitive Histories

Abstract : The nineties ushered in an era of change that redefined the ethos of the country. It is significant in this atmosphere of change to mention how lives of women have changed. In the contemporary world, women participate in nearly every domain of activity and there is a general feeling of empowerment among almost every woman. The situation at hand however is very complex and dichotomous in nature because on one hand women have been empowered through education and financial independence but they are forced to continuously struggle with the deep-seated traditional beliefs and practices which are against their empowerment to reach their full potential as individuals in their own right. The goal of the paper represents the analysis of one of such issues-violence against women.