Suspense as a contaminating element between husband and wife in India family in Kamala Markandaya's a silence of desire.
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Kamala Markandaya's novel,A Silence of Desiredepicts the man woman relationship in
Indian society. It deals with the problem which is causedby the suspense of male
character, Dandekar upon the female character, Sarojini. Their previous harmonious
relationship is contaminated due to the suspense in the heart of male. Sarojini, the
protagonist, has been the victim of suspense from her husband when she doesn't like to
reveal all her secrecy with her husband. On the one hand, the cause of suspense is female
character's regular visit to Swami for faith healing and on the other, the misunderstanding
of male upon female due to her traditional way ofcuring her health. In fact, suspense is
responsible to invite disharmony and contamination in their relationship. But later on
with the revelation of secrecy, their relationship goes on improving though there is no
fixity of their sound relationship to bedurable in future.