Central Idea in Kamala Markandaya’s A Silence of Desire

Exploring the Clash Between Traditional Values and Modern Beliefs

Authors

  • Seema Bai

Keywords:

Kamala Markandaya, fiction, English, traditional values, modern beliefs, faith, reason, Dandekar, Sarojini, clash

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

2018-04-01

How to Cite

[1]
“Central Idea in Kamala Markandaya’s A Silence of Desire: Exploring the Clash Between Traditional Values and Modern Beliefs”, JASRAE, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 899–901, Apr. 2018, Accessed: Jun. 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/7736

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2018): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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Articles

How to Cite

[1]
“Central Idea in Kamala Markandaya’s A Silence of Desire: Exploring the Clash Between Traditional Values and Modern Beliefs”, JASRAE, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 899–901, Apr. 2018, Accessed: Jun. 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/7736