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VOL. 8, ISSUE 2 (2023)
Collective hypocrisy and self: An assessment of modern India in the select novels of Aravind Adiga
Authors
Salman Khan, Dr. Pragayan Paramita Pattnaik
Abstract
Aravind Adiga, the Man
Booker Prize awardee of modern Indian English literature, portrays the multi-spectrum
of Indian culture to international forum. His writings reflect the
socio-economic and socio-political picture of modern India. He deliberately
highlights the dark side of Indian society to bring a radical reformation in modern
India. He is the master of storytelling and that makes him indisputable among
the writers of India. The White Tiger highlights the befitting issues
like scarcity, hunger, communal disparity and the fight of an individual to
create his identity in modern India through unethical practices. Adiga’s Between the Assassinations portrays the
life and struggle of common people against the prevailing social system and
hypocrisy. The novels of Adiga mainly deal with the theme of poverty,
affliction and daily life adversities. Adiga’s works depict multi-layered
corruption prevailing in Indian society that has contributed for creating two
facets in India that are “Dark India’ and India of Light’. The present paper is
an endeavour to emphasise to how collective hypocrisy and self are reflected in
Adiga’s select novels. And it also examines ‘Modern India’, which is afflicted
with a social system of servitude and extensive socio-political corruption.
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Pages:28-30
How to cite this article:
Salman Khan, Dr. Pragayan Paramita Pattnaik "Collective hypocrisy and self: An assessment of modern India in the select novels of Aravind Adiga". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Education and Research, Vol 8, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 28-30
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