Defiant Daughter in Anita Rau Badami's 'œThe Hero's Walk'

Women are an essential part of cultivation. No civilization or country can ever progress without an active participation of women in its overall development. Although the place of woman in society has differed from culture to culture, yet one fact common to almost all societies is that woman has never been considered the equal of man. Right from birth, a woman is thrust with social images, rewards and punishments that are carefully designed to ensure that she does not develop the qualities associated with men. Thus, gender discrimination starts from birth itself. Unmarried girls feel the constraints of parents and of the society to which they belong. As in life, women portrayal of meek, submissive who plays a subservient role to father, husband or son. Ms. M. Kokila | S. Thavamani"Defiant Daughter in Anita Rau Badami's 'œThe Hero's Walk'" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11076.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/english/11076/defiant-daughter-in-anita-rau-badami's-'œthe-hero's-walk'/ms-m-kokila