Socio-cultural interface in shashi despande’s the binding vine

Abstract

Women writers gave new dimension to Indian Literature. It took several years and numerous notable individuals to elevate Indian English writing to its current stature and reputation. Many women authors created songs, short tales, and plays long before novels became popular. They are regarded as stewards of India's rich fable and story-telling legacy. In their writings, they incorporate the recurring female experiences, which soon affected the Cultural and Language patterns of Indian Literature. Shashi Despande is among the sensitive thinkers who perceive the numerous elements of human experiences in order to draw serious conclusions about the individual's predicament in the face of society's insurmountable norms. She conceives the plots of her novel speculating the position of woman in relation to social paradigms and established religious practices. Shashi Despande, encourages the cult of ‘withdrawal’ and ‘complain’ but develops the aesthetics of self assertiveness for self preservation. The Binding Vine is a novel with a complicated structure and several levels of recommendations, concentrating on the illusions of man-woman relationships, the horror of rape, society's indifference, and the emptiness of marriage as an institution.