Unorthodox Shadowy Women in Shashi Deshpande's Novels

Shashi Deshpande for long enjoyed the throne of fame that is usually bestowed only on writers of extensive reach in the land of Bharath. She bridged the post - independent India with the post liberalized nation. Her subtle characterization suave language and slim feminism make her the most accepted writers amongst the Indian readers through the echoes of clan and south Indian culture is very much dominant in her works. A careful reader will often find the sway of the plot between extremes of orthodoxy and Unorthodoxy where the characters are bestowed with the traditional and unconforming features. Having the unconformity in mind this book ventures to probe the behavioral aspects of certain feminine characters who play the second fiddle in the narrative. These women are such that their actions are more pronounced than their very presence in the novel. In a way they are labelled as shadowy due to their vapoury presence in the narration and their unconforming untraditional mindset brand them as unorthodox women. But despite their secondariness their role is significant as they act as windows through which the author brings in the outer world. Into her novel. Such liberation is what the novelist wants every woman to be provided with.