Shashi Deshpande’s novel The Dark Holds No Terror which is reflective of the feminist aspirations. The discord and the disillusionment of the educated woman in a tradition bound ‘Indian Society’ is the theme of the novel. There is the ultimate realization at the end after a prolonged mental dilemma and a long drawn introspection. Women’s quest for self-exploration is the principal theme of this novel. The novels of Shashi Deshpande are about women’s self-quest and struggle to free themselves from the restrictions imposed by society, culture and nature.