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Self identity and culture is an integral part of Indian women who refused to buckle themselves under the pressure and succeeded in changing their own lives and lives of those who are dependent on them In literature it was being portrayed by majority of writers among them Bharati Mukherjee became the live example of a free woman who through her novels portrayed the struggles of immigrant women for achieving their identity Mukherjee provides confidence for the readers to challenge boldly against the traditional framework of the society and to turn her way towards a new consciousness of her own worth and place in the society Bharati Mukherjee is a well known immigrant writers of America who started her writing career at the age of three She has achieved many prestigious awards Mukherjee was born in Calcutta on July 27 1940 in a wealthy Brahmin family In 1947 she moved to London along with her family After three years they returned to India Mukherjee continued her studies in India After pursuing her graduation Mukherjee s father selected a groom for her to marry
