THE REPRESENTATION OF DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN MANJU KAPUR’S CUSTODY

It is well said that a family can be a nemesis in one’s life and it can also be significant in framing someone’s identity. Manju Kapur is one of esteemed contemporary Indian woman writer in English. She illustrates several emerging controversial matters in the social scenario like infertility and dysfunctional relationships as she says, “All issues are grist to the writer’s mill. Depends on what inspires, what pushes the narrative forward….I look at the consequences of these actions, which I find more interesting.” (Penguin India 29 March, 2011).. This paper focuses upon the fresh concept of Manju Kapur in her fifth novel “Custody” published in 2011. This exposes the greed of Kapur’s protagonist for luxurious lifestyle and peace which causes dysfunctional relationship between husband and wife. This is also a family saga where children, Arjun and Roohi suffer both mentally and physically due to their parents’ venomous legal fight for custody.