Author(s): Dr. Bulbul Gupta, Anil Kumar Shabharwal

Abstract: The term ‘Marginalization’ often refers to the overt behaviour of human communities, wherein individuals or certain groups are excluded or marginalized systematically in varied ways. In many of her works, Shashi Deshpande who is a contemporary Indo-English novelist has presented the plight of middle- class women who oscillate between traditional and modern roles. Shashi Deshpande’s Small Remedies (2000) sketches a well-documented record of struggle and success, fight and frustration of her women characters particularly the female protagonist. Subjugation and suppression, as the novel depicts, has been the destiny of women. The present study explores the multifaceted ways in which women strive to battle for autonomy, self-identity, and to secure a voice of their own.

Keywords: Marginalization, self-identity, struggle, subjugation, suppression, orthodox, patriarchy.

Article Info: Received: 15 Jan 2024; Received in revised form: 13 Feb 2024; Accepted: 17 Feb 2024; Available online: 22 Feb 2024

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.91.48