Emotional Isolation in Marriage: A Study of Women Protagonists in the Works of Sudha Murthy

This paper looks at how a sense of emotional distance can slowly grow within marriage in the works of Sudha Murthy. At first, these relationships seem normal and settled from the outside but if we look a little more closely there is a quiet gap that begins to form over time. Through characters like Mridula in House of Cards and Anupama in Mahashweta, the paper tries to understand how two people can start feeling distant even when nothing openly goes wrong. In most cases, this distance does not come from one big reason. It builds up slowly, through everyday life less conversation, changing priorities, and the way work and responsibilities begin to take over. The women in these stories do not always say what they feel but they are aware that something has changed. They carry this feeling quietly, without turning it into conflict. By looking at these small and almost unnoticed changes the paper shows how this kind of distance affects both the relationship and the person. It also shows how Murthy writes these moments in a very simple way, making them feel close to real life, as if they are part of everyday experience.