Bapsi Sidhwa occupies a central position in Pakistani English fiction Writing. Her novels are written with a genuine social purpose. The present paper traces the development of her vision with reference to women's situation in Pakistan. The position of women is debated in all her novels. The central consciousness of her work rests on the steady growth of women's essential feminine identity and the quest of selfhood. Feminism plays an imperative function in Ice-Candy-Man. It is through this aspect of the novel that it caricatures the importance of feminism and the unique position of women in the world. Bapsi Sidhwa has portrayed her female characters as more distinctive, strong and active as the one who are aware of their surroundings. Unlike other female characters that give up their hope in critical situation, the female characters of Bapsi stood about and fight against their fates and denied other's authority on them. This struggle made them matchless and exclusive from others. Bapsi talks about oppressive structures of customs, traditions and religion that victimise women. All the protagonists in Sidhwa's stories struggle with the system not only to create space for themselves but also develop in themselves the capacity to live life on their own terms.
Research Scholar, Department of English, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
