Introduction

The personal and social histories of the women in South Asia have recognised violence as an intrinsic part of their lives and indeed they have formulated their resistance in multiple ways. In spite of the fact that all the authors whose works have been addressed in this issue share their gender identity, the variety of their experiences and narrative compels the reader to accept the fact plurality is indeed the face of cultural history and how women's narratives must be regarded for their profound contribution in its remanifestation. Here an earnest effort has been made to accommodate essays composed by different authors who have individually tried to put forward their recognition and defence of South Asian women's narratives and also presented their respective readings of select texts that have been of great importance in shaping an alternative history, strongly countering the tropes of anthropocentrism.