THE DARK HOLDS NO TERRORS : A FEMALE PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The immediate appeal of Shashi Deshpande’s novels lies in the original treatment of feminism. There is something modern in Despande’s attitude to women. She is one of those modern writers who represent the genuine crisis of women in her writings. Quite naturally, she tirades against the orthodox, the traditional position of women in Indian society. She deplores the plight of women in Indian society. Women have been servile, silent and marginalized in Indian society. She has been dependent on the man. She has been deprived of any free choice to live. In other words, Shashi Deshpande deals with the basic problems of women as human beings.