Marriage and Child Birth: Paradigms of ‘Social Imaginary’ in Githa Hariharan’s ‘The Thousand Faces of Night’

Marriage in Indian concept is undoubtedly knotted with chastity and fulfillment of duties towards spouses. A persistent view the society inclines these so- called virtues solely to women- gender that plays role ‘relationship savior’ most marriages. Githa Hariharan, an editor well known writer her first novel ‘The Thousand Faces Night’, chose position women arena idealizing themselves as perfect married off ladies society. The three central figures novel, Devi, Amma, Sita Grandmother are seen different sequences speaking performing acts ‘dharma’ or life. relation enactment their corresponding roles such wife, daughter law , mother numerous other which does not fall under roof marital bonds. Devi’s grandmother takes through flights mythical stories seals within walls trust fidelity a female character ponders over each story narrated by hears mind voices thus placing herself world Social Imaginary. imaginary (or social imaginary) set values, institutions, laws, symbols people imagine whole. It common members particular group