Most of the Indian women in India remain silent throughout their life time despite many problems and countless instances of atrocities committed against women at various stages. Shashi Deshpande’s artistic and acclaimed novel That Long Silence is a portrayal of the silences of the Indian housewives in the late nineties. Many female writers either create unreal sentimental romances or finally succumb to the temptation of feminist ideology. But Deshpande has created characters based on the real life experience in her novels. She shows how the women revolt against gender discrimination and try to search their own identity in the hostile world of male chauvinism. But at the same time, she also has consideration for a home – a home of peace and love that can provide security to women.