Padmavathy.G
This paper focuses on the multiple roles of woman as wife, mother and daughter in the family and her oppression in the patriarchal society. The novel Mango- coloured Fish by Kavery Nambisan portrays the plight of many voiceless Indian women who bear the troubles of men and suffer in silence for their survival. The complicated life of the protagonist Shari and the people around her display the domestic violence against women. This novel begins with the journey of Shari to Vrindaban to meet her brother Krishna and his wife Teji before her marriage with Gautam. Shari peeps in to the troubles of her surrogate parent Paru aunty, her childhood friend Yash, and her sister-in-law Teji, her maid servant Ruku and gets transformed in to a woman of determination.
Exploitation, Humiliation, Oppression and Self – Identity.