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Kadnasamy’s When I Hit You is a minute analysis of modern marriage . An unnamed narrator tells this story. She presents a misogynist husband, an embarrassed father with a possible divorce and a mother who asks the author to be silent advising her that time will pass and all her trouble will be forgotten. The narrator is a supporter of feminist ideology but still has to undergo through the pre-decided norms of Indian patriarchal society. She undergoes various types of pressure and agonies.The narrator’s inner voice always expresses her inner emotion and psychological conflict. The present paper presents a critique of traditional values which creates a hindrance in the progress of the present woman. It also investigates the oppression, suppression and self-determination of the protagonist as a present woman.This study shows that contemporary Indian woman does not lead her life submissively, but strong enough to react judiciously. This signal is a radical transformation in a modern Indian woman.