Clash between Traditional Values and Modern Beliefs in A Silence of Desire by Kamala Markandaya

Exploring the Confrontation of Traditional and Modern Ideologies

by Mukesh .*,

- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540

Volume 16, Issue No. 5, Apr 2019, Pages 489 - 490 (2)

Published by: Ignited Minds Journals


ABSTRACT

Kamala Markandaya the pseudonym of Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, one of the most talented women writers of Indian fiction in English, was born to a well-connected Brahman family. Her novel A Silence of Desire (1960), explores the theme of the clash between traditional values and modern beliefs, between faith and reason. Dandekar is a middle class clerk who is happily married to Sarojini.

KEYWORD

Kamala Markandaya, A Silence of Desire, traditional values, modern beliefs, clash, faith, reason, Dandekar, Sarojini, Indian fiction