Bapsi Sidhwa’s *Ice-Candy-Man* presents a powerful portrayal of women’s experiences during the Partition of India, highlighting their suffering, resilience, and struggle against patriarchal and communal violence. Through its central women characters, especially Lenny, Ayah, and Godmother, the novel explores the themes of oppression, survival, and resistance. Sidhwa challenges traditional representations of women by showing them not merely as victims of historical events but as individuals who negotiate, resist, and assert their identities within oppressive social structures. Ayah, the beautiful Hindu maid, represents the vulnerability of women during Partition. Her body becomes a site upon which communal hatred and male desire are expressed. Her abduction by the Ice-Candy-Man and his companions reflects the brutal violence inflicted upon women during the riots. Ayah’s experience reveals how women were often treated as symbols of community honour, and their violation was used as a weapon of revenge. Her