Treatment Of Women In The Novels Of Namita Ghokale

Abstract

Namita Gokhale is an Indian writer, Editor, Festival director, and Publisher. Gokhale is a founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival and Mountain Echoes, the Bhutan Literature Festival and director of Yatra Books, a publishing house specialising in translation.  Namita Gokhale is popular  for discussing  about man-woman relationships. The treatment of women in her novels is different . Namita Gokhale portrays the female characters in her novels who long for true love in life but they fail in it.  Paro, Gudiya, Parvati, Rachita, Shakuntala, and other female characters of Namita Gokhale fall in their love-life. They face failures and disappointments in their life due to the selfish attitude of their male partners. Ghokale portrays women in a different perspective. Women are not merely toys in the hands of man and object of pleasure but they should be treated as equal partner. This article attempts to  explore the treatment of women in the novels of Namita Gokhale.