1. The Indian Woman in Kamala Markandaya
For a long time, the woman has assumed a secondary role in the first generation of Indian English male writing such as R.K.Narayan, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand. Indeed, R.K.Narayan's heroine, Rosie, in his novel 'The Guide' is viewed only in relation to the main protagonist, Raju and Raju's mother is confined to a very secondary position. It is only through the advent of the rise in fiction by Indian women writers that the woman has been able to assume a major role in the novel. Many of the Indian women novelists focus on women's issues; they have a woman's perspect...
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