The condition of women in India has not improved much even after sixty years of Indian independence. Repression and slavery still force her to lead a regulated life. However, education came to the aid of women to move forward and they tried to free themselves from the domination of men. In this context it is interesting to note that the last decade of the 20th century saw a worldwide shift in the literature produced in India in the English language. R. K. Narayan's novels of the 1930s presented Indian society in its traditional form. In his early works Narayan assigned men a predominant position over women. But in the recent past it is found that female consciousness has led to a social change in which the search for an identity and independence for women has taken place. The women writers have presented the world in a different perspective, through which it is possible to understand the aptitude for human fulfillment. They discussed the role and status of women in Indian society and their problems and difficulties at different phases of time. In the process, they examined the social and cultural ethics that they were raised against and the image that was carved for women in society. Their works portray women's struggle to assert their individuality. Furthermore, education helped them raise their voices against mistreatment and repression. Manju Kapur's first novel Difficult Daughters 1 was released in 1998 and has bagged many laurels since then. Difficult Daughters won the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for Best First Book in the Eurasia region and was also shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award in India... center of paper... having its rights seized by Virmati . Virmati feels free only in Harish's presence. She finds herself an untouchable in the house. Once Virmati ventures into the kitchen but this is followed by a cry and a cry: “…..but there had been such weeping and wailing that day, such a ritual rinsing of every pot and pan to wash away his touch contaminated, which she felt had crept in. It was clear that not even an inch of that territory would be ceded. "(230). So Harish says, "Poor thing, you have me, leave the kitchen to her."(230)REFERENCES 1. Manju Kapur, Difficult Daughters, 1998. London: Faber and Faber, 1999. (All verbatim quotations in the article held parentheses are from this edition of the novel.)2. Mehta, Sangeeta. "The Odyssey of Women's Liberation in the Difficult Daughters of Manju Kapur.") 2009): 12 – 13.