OVERCOMING ABSTACLES OF A WOMAN IN SHASHI DESHPANDE’S 'THE DARK HOLDS NO TERROR' (Pages 73-77) by Mrs. K. Durgadevi* and Mrs. Paladugu Banulakshmi** in THE ENGLISH RESEARCH EXPRESS / ISSN:2321-1164 (Online); 2347-2642 (Print)

Women in the world are facing lots of problems in their house and n workplaces. Few women try to solve the problem but many women lead their life with the struggle till end of their life. In this novel, Shashi Deshpande coveys that A empowered woman how tackles the critical situation in her marriage life .The significance of title is that, the life of Sarita, the protagonist seems dark. She had a mother who blamed her for not saving her brother from drowning when they were the young, and she had a husband who was vicious and brutal. Along with these are the struggles of taking care of her father and children. But Sarita who was a strong woman was resolved to make a better life for herself amidst the dark situations, hence, the dark holds no terror. She can rise up and bring light to her life instead.omen in the world are facing lots of problems in their house and n workplaces. Few women try to solve the problem but many women lead their life with the struggle till end of their life. In this novel, Shashi Deshpande coveys that A empowered woman how tackles the critical situation in her marriage life .The significance of title is that, the life of Sarita, the protagonist seems dark. She had a mother who blamed her for not saving her brother from drowning when they were the young, and she had a husband who was vicious and brutal. Along with these are the struggles of taking care of her father and children. But Sarita who was a strong woman was resolved to make a better life for herself amidst the dark situations, hence, the dark holds no terror. She can rise up and bring light to her life instead.Key words: critical situation, protagonist, strong woman, dark situations, vicious and brutal etc.