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@article{204221,
        author = {Isha Patial and Ayush Vatsa},
        title = {Female Solidarity and Emotional Comfort in Anita’s Niar Ladies Coupe},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {1},
        pages = {1477-1481},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=204221},
        abstract = {This research paper discusses the concept of feminism, female solidarity in Anita Nair's Ladies Coupé and emotional comfort. The novel follows the narrative of six women in a train compartment, a journey from Bangalore to Kanyakumari, as their shared space becomes a canvas for storytelling, exploring emotions, and the process of self-discovery. The study investigates the ways in which these women, who come from different ages, classes and backgrounds, are bound together by their experiences of being oppressed, silenced and struggling to find a sense of identity in a male-dominated society. The paper examines the process of feminist solidarity through mutual accounts of suffering and helping. It emphasizes the emotional metamorphosis of the characters from isolation to understanding and consolation. The theoretical framework rests on the work of Simone de Beauvoir's notion of Woman as “the Other” and bell hooks' notion of feminist solidarity as a political, emotional and conscious practice. The results indicate that the “Ladies Coupé” is a symbolic feminist environment, as in this space women can temporarily break away from the control of men and express their repressed feelings. They will feel the healing, validation and empowerment through listening and sharing. The study ends by arguing that Ladies Coupé represents solidarity as a process, as it is created and how it can be transformed to combat oppression and provide women with emotional freedom.},
        keywords = {Female Solidarity, Emotional Comfort, Patriarchy, Identity, Ladies Coupé, Anita Nair, Bell Hooks, Simone de Beauvoir, Women’s Experience.},
        month = {June},
        }