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Since time immemorial, India has witnessed a patriarchal society where men have played the role of sole decision makers in the society and females were agonised at the hands of patriarchy in the orthodox society. Many feminist movements came into existence to fight the plight of females in which the female writers played a pivotal role to highlight the issues faced by females and make them aware of their rights and encourage them to speak for themselves. Sudha Murthy is one such eloquent writer who writes fiercely to strengthen the status of females in the society and to enlighten the society about the importance of females in building a healthy society to live in. This paper elucidates the role of Sudha Murthy in liberating females from the stereotypical bondages of the society through her writings with reference to her novels, House of Cards and Gently Falls the Bakula by analysing the portrayal of female protagonists in these novels set in the Indian orthodox society.

Feminism, Sudha Murthy, Orthodox society, Plight, Female writers, Stereotypical bondages, Patriarchy.