Conflict of Dual Roles Faced by the Female Protagonists in the Short Stories of Varsha Adalja

Abstract

Literature inevitably reflects the ever changing reality of life. The portrayal of the position of woman in society is no exception to this phenomenon. The status of women all over the world, particularly in India, has been undergoing a rapid change in recent times. And therefore the portrayal of woman is important in the study of literature all over the world.

Gujarati Literature has decidedly taken many strides toward ever since it started. In this regard, modernism has played a great role in shaping the second generation of Gujarati writers. Moreover, in the post-independence era, many women writers have entered the arena of literary writing. These women show how modernism, the currents and crosscurrents of life have an impact on them. In this connection, a writer like Varsha Adalja deserves special mention. Varsha Adalja, a Gujarati writer, has projected women in her writings with contemporary realistic approach. She has emerged as a great literary force. She has written many short-stories as well as novels in Gujarati, keeping woman in centre. She has been presenting a true and realistic portrayal of woman in her works; however she is not a feminist writer with any propagandist agenda.