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1. Representation of Contemporary
women in ON@TCC
 Paper No. 13
 Presentation prepared by:Trivedi Hezal K.
 Semester-4, Roll No:32
 PG Reg. No. PG15101040
 M.A. – English Regular,Year: 2017
 Submitted to: S.B. Gardi Department of English
 Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar
University, Bhavnagar
 (Gujarat – India)

2. About Chetan Bhagat
 An Indian author, novelist,
columnist, screenwriter,
television personality and
motivational speaker
 6.84 million followers onTwitter
suggests his popularity among
IndianYouth.
 Author of many best selling
novels including ON@TCC
 Has explored India in different
ways in all his books.
 http://www.chetanbhagat.com/column

3. Leading Female Characters

4. In this novel...
 CB’s writing seems more feminine than
masculine.
 Women are bold enough to work with men in
call centers even at nights.
 Proves women empowerment as one of the
positive effects of globalization
 Young India women earn their own living and
make career choices.

5. Continued
• New generation women competitive,
ambitious and techno- savvy.
• In case of marriages, now girls assert their
own opinions and choices.
• A woman has got her every right to live her
life as per her personal interest.
• Novel deals with the expectations of young
Indian women and their frustrations, when
they are not fulfilled. All females fed up with
their lives.

6. Continued
 Love proposals and rejections are taken quite
healthily by female characters.
 Attitude of young female characters towards
love, marriage, and sex is not at all emotional
but it is quite casual. No objection against sex
to fulfil their dreams.
 In novel, girls are trendy and externally
modern but they still live in the past.

7. Inner voice: Priyanka
• "I want my mother to
be happy. But I cannot
kill myself for it. My
mother needs to
realize a family is a
great support to have,
but ultimately, she is
responsible for her own
happiness. My focus
should be on my own
life and what I want."

8. Inner voice: Esha
• "I want my parents to
love me again. I do not
want to become a dumb
model. I am sure I can
find a better use for my
looks, if they are worth
anything. Any career
that makes you
compromise on your
morals, or judges you
because you are not an
inch taller is not worth
it."

9. Inner voice: Radhika
• “I want be myself again,
just like I was before
marriage, when I was
with my parents. I want
to divorce Anuj. I don’t
want to ever look at my
mother-in law’s face
again. To do this, I have
to accept that I made a
wrong decision when I
married Anuj.”

10. Conclusion
 "You can be a traditional girl,
who wants her man to love
her, her boyfriend to call her...
and still be a feminist, you
don't have to be a different
species.": Chetan Bhagat