In the second half of the twentieth century, Indian women writers like Anita Desai, Shashi Deshpande and Kamala Das came forward in support of oppressed married women. In their works these writers primarily raised their voices against the various ways in which the married women were discriminated against Indian society. The basic idea that formed the basis of their resistance against male chauvinism in Indian society emanated from a movement that was born in the west-feminism. Feminism, in simple words, is a collective call for the freedom of women in the male dominated world. Meanwhile, Indian women writers have understood with the passage of time that the world of Indian women is different from the world of the women in Europe and United States. Among women writers of English, Anita Desai has a distinguished place. She has imaginative power and keen observation. She has studied the female psyche deeply. Anita Desai's Voices in the City is a novel of struggle for freedom of women. In the novel, Monisha does not get due respect from her family members and this negligence brings about her frustration. The present paper focuses on gender discrimination in Voices in the City.
University Professor, P. G. Department of English, Nalanda College, Bihar Sharif, Patliputra University, Patna
