Critical Analysis of Manju Kapur's “Custody” and “Home”

It is a well-known fact that Indian Literature is rich and diverse and it covers literature written in multiple languages of India. With the diversity in the Indian regional languages, the literature in India also becomes diverse and rich. From Sanskrit to Hindi to Bengali to Gujarati, to Punjabi to Marathi literature have given several gems to the world. But with the ever growing globalization English language and its literature also became and integral part of the Indian literary consciousness and it mingled with the richness of Indian Literature in general. The most prominent use of English can be seen in the writings of Indian English writers. Fiction is one the most essential genre of Indian Writing in English. This paper analyzes a special section of Indian writing in English that is Indian fiction writing in English. It deeply analyzes two prominent novels written by Indian novelist Manju Kapur, how these novels portray their heroines as the strong minded individuals who find their in the male dominated world.