Gynocentrism in the novels of shashi deshpande

Abstract

the study entitled gynocentrism in the novels of shashi deshpande newlineis an attempt to highlight the suppressed womanhood as depicted in newlinedeshpande s novels it aims at showing how the heroines of deshpande newlinetrapped by family and society suffer from an acute sense of emptiness in life newlinehow they struggle to abolish gender discrimination and seek reciprocity and newlineharmony in life but ultimately realise that the safest place for them is their newlineown family and finally get accommodated to the society in which they live at newlinethe outset gynocentrism has been discussed by tracing its origin from the newlinevedic period to the present the views of different women writers with regard newlineto gynocentrism have been discussed to study deshpande s novels from this newlineperspective the study analyses the masculine plot that entraps women and newlinerestricts them from exhibiting their true self simultaneously the traumas newlineagonies conflicts and dilemmas undergone by the women protagonists are newlinealso explored newline newline