Female characterization in Anita Nair

Feminism and feminine issues are hot topics of discussion in the contemporary society. The predicaments of women continue to be the same or rather worse despite the entire efforts for women empowerment and women reservation acts. Literacy and financial independence of women is increasing on one end while the atrocities and oppression on women are increasing endlessly everywhere irrespective of the highly modernized and civilized life style of the society. The literary writers with true concern towards the present predicament of women use their literary medium for the awakening of the human conscience which affects dormancy towards the pitiful condition of women. Anita Nair is one such genuine writer who creates life-like female characters in her works. These characters reflect the real condition of present women from different social strata. Nair‘s true concern and eagerness to uplift the women, make her depict her female characters as a beacon of hope to the oppressed ones because she makes her female characters rise up with their innate potential and confidence from their utterly weak and feeble situations. An analysis of Nair‘s female characters will be definitely a pleasurable experience to foresee the bright future of women with self realization. This paper titled ‘Female Characterisation in Anita Nair’ is an attempt to analyse and discuss the reputation of Anita Nair as the true apostle of women‘ uplift through her myriad female characters.