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Narayan is one of those intellectuals who is obsessed with glorifying Indian culture; however, in his later novels, he appears to mock orthodoxy conservatism. As in The Dark Room, The English Teacher, Mr. Sampath, The Guide, and The Painter of Sign, Narayan was aware of the repression and segregation that women faced in their families on a daily basis; they couldn't decide for themselves, and they couldn't protest their oppressor. Narayan's characters defy social conventions and traditions. However, because they were raised with traditional religious values, they eventually return to their original station, accepting defeat and futility of action. The current paper focuses on the problem of gender-based violence, which goes beyond mental torture, and on the problem of violence as it affects Indian women. In this paper, I will look at R. K. Narayan's approach to women's emancipation in his writings. Women in India are either glorified or despised; on the one hand, they are worshipped, but on the other, they are treated as little better than slaves. Narayan was sensitive to women's problems. The writer's perception of women in Indian society and their relationship is revealed in this paper.