Author(s): Dr. Rupesh S. Wankhade

Abstract: Adiga’s texts seriously highlight the multi headed problems that confront India. He deals with many issues such as the sharp social and economic inequalities between the rich and the poor, poverty, corruption, caste based discrimination and the decline of human moral values are some of the burning issues on which Adiga fearlessly and brilliantly expresses his views. The current issues of multiculturalism, globalization, poverty and the skewed relationship between religion and society and dualism in human existence are touched extensively and deftly by the author in his works. Adiga’s seminal works namely, The White Tiger, Between the Assassinations and Last Man in Tower are chosen target that are selected for the study throw light on the dark side of India and reveal how the humble, the poor and hepless marginalized people are oppressed by the powerful, the well-to do in society. Besides, they challenge the basic notion of the concept of development and progress at the cost of human values. His works have tried to capture the miserable plight of the underprivileged. In a true Marxian parlance, Adiga’s fiction seeks to study the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletarians and it also tries to subvert the very Marxian thesis that calls for revolution by the proletarians to overthrow the unjust rule of the oppressor. Here, Adiga seems to be suggesting a new strategy or route. It is not the route of crime. He seems to propagate the idea that violence against the oppressor can put an end to the miseries of the proletarians temporarily. Balram kills his master to come out of the coop. His father and brother do not follow the route that Balram takes and so they remained in the rooster coop. Adiga being a postmodern novelist is anti- essentialist. He rejects the notion that there is an essence in the phenomenon such as truth, loyalty and faith.

Keywords: social and economic, poverty, corruption, caste based discrimination, dualism in human.

DOI:10.61165/sk.publisher.script.writing.2024.1

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Aravind Adiga as a Novelsits

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