Reworking The Feminine Qualities From Traditionalism To Postmodernism: A Re-Examining Of Githa Hariharan’s The Thousand Faces Of Night

Abstract

 Indian women novelists have expanded the literary canon of India. Indian Writing in English has increased over a period of time and has observed numerous modifications in the forms of writing. Women writers have integrated the often-expressed women experiences into their writings, thereby influencing the cultural and linguistic moulds and models of Indian literature. This infusion of feminist ideologies has gradually started to shape English Literature in India over the years. Women’s writing has been reflected on as an influential means of modernist and feminist statements. Women writers focus on both contemporary topics that are highly relevant to women and concerns that have long been in society. Their articles offer an insight into the inaccessible, uncharted feminine psyche. They also portray the psychological anguish of the dissatisfied women. Githa Hariharan’s writings are found to be postmodern multi-layering of differences in feminism. She aspires to represent the struggle of women in the transition between tradition and modernity. This is very evident in Githa Hariharan’s novel The Thousand Faces of Night. This Paper discusses how Hariharan’s traditional and modern women in The Thousand Faces of Night employ survival strategies to overcome the challenging situations by accepting the harsh realities surrounding them.