"This anthology is a study of women characters in Indo-Anglian fiction spanning a period that begins with the early novels of Narayan and comes up to Shama Futehally's Tara Lane (1993). The 17 essays that constitute the volume focus on key texts and are written by specialists eminent in their own fields. They offer new insights into Indian women who are seen moving slowly but surely from subordination to autonomy, from Dharma to personal goals, from sexual ...