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- Title
Issues of Caste and Communalism in the Novels of R. K. Narayan.
- Authors
Siddiqui, Shakeba Jabeen
- Abstract
Narayan's novels reflect a true picture of India during the British rule, through the mirror of his locale, an imaginary home town Malgudi, which is a microcosm of India. The locale of Narayan's novels is Malgudi, a town somewhere in South India. Traditional concept of typical Hindu thought of status, caste, creed and communalism are evident in his novels. The main characters are linked to these thoughts; this is discussed here as issues related to caste and communalism. The problems of caste, and creed are portrayed in his novels, but these matters are left unsolved by the author. There is no lasting cure suggested for their eradication, neither are there any suggestions given for peaceful co-existence. He also discusses issues of communalism in his novels and advocates the Gandhian ideology of being an Indian first rather than the follower of any one religion.
- Subjects
COMMUNALISM in literature; CASTE discrimination; NARAYAN, R. K., 1906-2001; MICROCOSM &; macrocosm in literature; MALGUDI (India : Imaginary place); RELIGION in literature
- Publication
Language in India, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 6, p169
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article