Beginning from the Sangam period till the present day, women writings have contributed much to the growth of literature and have presented issues highlighting a women's world. However the success of women writings is highly acclaimed...
moreBeginning from the Sangam period till the present day, women writings have contributed much to the growth of literature and have presented issues highlighting a women's world. However the success of women writings is highly acclaimed that it has won international recognition.Indian women's fiction is dealing with multiple issues concerning self and society. Trapped in a socio-cultural milieu women suffer inwardly, hence much of women's writing is primarily a critique of social justice and equality in a patriarchal society. Today fiction by women writers contributes a major segment of the contemporary Indian writing in English. Contemporary women's fiction is a challenge to master narratives. It focuses on "differences that make a difference" to women in dominant masculine culture. It is also significant that women writers have not simply been confined to the private realm but have moved beyond it. It provides insight, a wealth of understanding, reservoirs o...
