Synopsis The discussion of feminism in literary context, particularly in the context of recent Indian fiction, is an endeavour of highly innovative nature representing a significant departure from the traditional mode of critical evaluation. The present volume highlights feminine voice articulated in the recent fiction by writers like Shashi Deshpande, Anita Desai, Kamala Markandaya, Bharati Mukherjee, Taslima Nasreen, Shobha De and Arundhati Roy. The book projects the new awakening, ushered in by the feminist movement, growing the world over .