Marital concord in Sudha Murthy's house of cards

Sudha Murthy an efficient writer, a philanthropist, a technocrat with her original style and skillful mind has conquered many literary acquisitions. She is a successful modern writer whose works have been translated into many Indian languages. She is a recipient of many awards and the most notable them are the Padma Shri Award and the R. K. Narayan's Award, for her contribution to Literature. This article focuses on the marital disharmony of Mridula and Sanjay and the estrangement of trust in their relationship. The protagonist Mridula wanted to lead a financially secure and solemn life. Her husband had manipulated her completely due to her ignorance and folly, his family members ransacked him. Money had procured his soul. Wealth accumulated him and lead to his decay. The couple was attached to each other as long as their income was equitable to their daily needs. Their relationship fissured immediately after they began to earn in millions. If one compared Sanjay's initial appearance in the novel, with his pretense after success, one finds a striking difference between the two. Success and money had corrupted his entire life. The trust which she had on her husband gets paralyzed and deceived by him. Heartless judiciousness, manipulation over money destroys a marital relationship and the house built of cards collapses. The novel ended with hallucination in which she felt the hand of Sanjay balancing her swing. Sudha Murthy mends a framework of the typical middleclass average characters, which has a realistic individual thinking pattern.