Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part G (2022)

Anita Desai is one of the most prominent Indian women novelists. She is known as the propagator of the Indian psychological novel. She was born in Mussoorie on 24th June 1937. She began her writing at the age of seven in English. She has written novels, stories, children books and articles. She is often considered as psychological novelist who deals with major themes of isolation, lack of communication, inner struggle, man woman relationship and marital discords. Her protagonists are female. They have raised a fiery voice or initiated an inner revolution against the traditional customs and gender discrimination with a view to equalizing human rights. Desai’s women characters range from isolated Widows, spinsters to powerful and domineering female protagonists, Sita and Maya of Cry, the Peacock and Where Shall We Go This Summer? This paper proposes to draw attention to Desai's works as exemplary instances of postmodern womanism. Her distinct style of writing, original characters, use of language, realistic themes, and narrative technique has gained her recognition worldwide and earned numerous awards for her work.