Major Thematic Concerns in Kamla Markandaya’s Fictional Works

Kamla Markandaya, one of the most prominent Indian novelists who treats the themes of tragic waste, the despair of unfulfilled love, the agony of artistic ambition and the quest for self-realization. The social problems like lack of family planning, poverty, begging, unemployment, prostitution, Zamindari system, industrialization, caste and class conflict, demoralization, superstitions and benefits also find a prominent place in her novels. Even in the portrayal of above mentioned problems, she is entirely different from the rest of Indian novelists.