Portrayal of women in Amitav Ghosh’s Novels Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke

Abstract

In my thesis, I will illustrate the portrayal of women in Amitav Ghosh’s novels Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke. Manifestation of women in Amitav Ghosh’s novels explores the emotional world of women with a historical background which facilitate the readers to recognize the feminine sensibility as well as their psychology at that period of time. In this paper, I have tried to explore the demonstration of Amitav Ghosh modern women and their journey from feminine to female phase in the novels.