Emancipation of women in Une Si longue lettre of Mariama Bâ and Rich like Us of Nayantara Sahgal

The present research paper is a study of the fiction novels Une si longue lettre (French) written by Mariama Bâ and Rich like Us (English) written by Nayantara Sahgal, with a comparative perspective based on feministic struggles and emancipation pertaining to the stories of both the prolific writers of third-world countries. The prime focus of the research paper is to make a broad study of culture and tradition, gender issues, love, marriage and infidelity, patriarchy, and polygamy in both the novels demonstrating the perspectives of the female protagonists who act as observers and sufferers of the fraudulent societal structure, and finally, become aware of the real sense of freedom.