Women empowerment in text and Narration: A critical study on the character portrayedfor women empowerment in Shobhaade's novels

Shobhaa De’ one of the contemporary women novelists has created many powerful women characters who reflect on today's reigningattitudes of women who we come across in our life. They are emancipated, bold, confident and successful in their endeavours. Theygo all out breaking the societal barriers and pursue their goals. Shobhaa De’ fulfils her dreams by creating empowered women like Maya in’ Second Thoughts’, Karuna in ‘Socialite Evenings, Nisha in’ Sultry Days’ and Mallika Hiralal in ‘Sisters’. De boosted the morale of Indian women by creating daring personalities and thereby encouraging the masses to tap their potential. Des'swomen, like the women of today feel marginalised at some point or the other in their lives and are trying to find a centre to migrate themselves. In Man's world, De'swomen in Indian Society find only a second place. How does the writer beat this through her characters? This paper aims at disclosing the efforts taken by the author to present women of power through her imaginative space.