Macro in Micro: A Panoramic Scenario of the Indian Society: A Study in Aravind Adiga’s Between the Assassinations
Exploring the dark underbelly of Indian society in Aravind Adiga's Between the Assassinations
by Pooja Midha*, Kalpna Rajput,
- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540
Volume 15, Issue No. 11, Nov 2018, Pages 305 - 308 (4)
Published by: Ignited Minds Journals
ABSTRACT
Aravind Adiga’s second book Between the Assassinations is a collection of thirteen stories where the locale is kittur- an imaginary Malgudi (R K Narayan) type town, a microcosm of whole India. Here, I have made a quick survey of a few stories from the book. They highlight Adiga’s deep disgust over at the stinging and stinking evils of rampant communalism, corruption, castism and the inhuman police atrocities meted out to the low caste people. The cruel mindset of the upper caste people who would not tolerate the idea that a scavanger’s son should not dare to stand up before them.
KEYWORD
Macro in Micro, Indian society, Aravind Adiga, Between the Assassinations, stories, locale, kittur, Malgudi, India, communalism, corruption, castism, police atrocities, low caste people, upper caste people