Singh has noted on an assessment of Bhandari's oeuvre that her "...forte is the middle-class woman seeking emancipation from social and moral conservatism in order to develop her personality on an equal footing with man's, and thus make her existence meaningfully significant."
According to Singh, Bhandari's notable contribution is her ability to portray the middle-class woman's quest for liberation from societal and moral constraints, enabling her to develop her identity alongside that of men, thereby imbuing her life with significance.