This paper reflects the women under patriarchal pressure and control who are subjected to social expulsion. They are more discriminated and are biased in lieu of their sex. The lives of women who live and struggle under the oppressive mechanism of a closed society are also dealt by the writer. The budding of new women in ManjuKapur’s heroines, who do not want to be rubber dolls for others to move as they will can be seen in her novels. Defying patriarchal notions that enforce women towards domesticity, they assert their individuality and aspire for self-reliance through education. They nurture the shoulder responsibilities that go beyond a husband and children. They are not silent rebels but are bold, outspoken determined and action-oriented women. All protagonists in her novel do not depend on others to sort out the domestic situation and proceed to tackle it on their own. Though they dare to cross the patriarchal threshold, they are caught into another, where their free spirits are curbed and all they do is adjust, compromise and adapt.

Tradition, Marriage, Education, Adjustment