THE INDIAN SENSIBILITY IN ANITA NAIR’S LADIES COUPE

Sensibility is, particularly, capacity to respond to aesthetic and emotional stimuli. The stories written or read inadvertently make us perceive the psyche of both the writer and the characters created by the writer. Portraying the story of a woman's search for strength and independence; Anita Nair’s ‘Ladies Coupe’ focuses on the latent strengths which every individual has. Though ladies do not disclose their life stories to each other in journeys, the protagonist, Akhila gets to know her fellow travelers in the intimate atmosphere of the ladies coupé which she shares with five other women, Janaki, Margaret Shanti, Prabha Devi, Sheela, and Marikolanthu in her long train journey to Kanyakumari. This paper makes an effort in asserting the very nature of Indian Women; sharing experiences by emphasizing the Indian sensibility of women in identifying themselves part of the Indian tradition and culture.