A Study on the Characterizaton of Women in Shashi Deshpandey’s Novels

The objective of this study is to find out, if Shashi Deshpande's women characters are really empowering women or if they are just wearing a mask of tranquillity. The study aims to find out if Shashi Deshpande's women really assert themselves, or somewhere in their assertion process conform to endurance. The study wishes to find out, if compromise is the key word in Shashi Deshpande's heroines' vocabulary