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

Exploring the Confrontation of Traditional and Modern Ideologies

Authors

  • Mukesh . Author

Keywords:

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

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.

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Published

2019-04-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 5 (2019): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

[1]
“Clash between Traditional Values and Modern Beliefs in A Silence of Desire by Kamala Markandaya: Exploring the Confrontation of Traditional and Modern Ideologies”, JASRAE, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 489–490, Apr. 2019, Accessed: Jan. 20, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/10944