Indian Women Writers in English

Indian writing in English, especially fiction, is gaining ground by leaps and bounds. Yet Indian English literary scene bristles with amazing anomalies and curious contradictions. Some writers like Mulkraj Anand, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao and others have given –excessive critical attention, while many others especially women writers have been neglected. Nergis Dalal is one such writer, who can be said to have suffered unjust critical neglect. Even well-known scholars have not analysed her fiction properly. Though she has not been able to rise to the stature of Anita Desai or Kamala Markandaya, she is a versatile genius whose creative writing is not limited to the field of fiction alone. The present study aims at thematic study of Nergis Dalal’s entire work. Study includes not only her fiction but also her non-fictional writings.