The relationship between man and woman is not static-it can never be. Each of the two has to make enormous efforts to keep that delicate balance which, when it fails, can throw the whole society out of gear and create conditions of chaos and disintegration. It is true that maintenance of proper harmony in man-woman relationship is a very delicate business and one can have only brief moments of balance which give joy. A good analogy is that of an acrobat who exerts all his energy to keep the delicate balance on the rope, but cannot stay there for more than a few seconds. In those brief moments of joy, born out of harmonious relations, one can, however, experience a bliss whose worth surpasses everything. Keywords: social or political problems, contemporary Indian novelists, money-oriented civilization, post- independence period etc