Existential Dilemma, Urban Anxiety and Postcolonial Musings in the Novels of Arun Joshi
Author : Dr. Manoj Shankarrao Madavi
Abstract :
Postcolonial writings in India explored issues of cast, gender, east-west encounter. The history of Indian Independence and postcolonial literature did not bring many opportunities for a dignified living for adivasis. Postcolonial writings does not seem particular about marginal consciousness when the matter comes of Indigenous pathos. In new India, we have an industrial and globalized culture with its popular moll industry on one side and destitute, colorless, poorer and suffering India on another side. Arun Joshi tried to explore the postcolonial impact in his novel writings. This research article tries to depict the impact of the colonial rule on Indian socio-cultural milieu and its impression as reflected in the selected novel writings of Arun Joshi. Mainstream Indian English fiction writing have given much focus on the East-west encounter, cultural clash and hybrid cultural milieu through their novel writings but personal anguish, anxiety and pessimism in life was also an important aspect of postcolonial life which rarely came from the writings of Indian English fiction writings. Arun Joshi tries his best to bring this barren issues of life on the forefront of creative writings. Arun Joshi’s postcolonial novel writing shows the mirror to the highly educated society in India that culture and history of the native land is integral part of one’s life without which one’s life is like a radarless boat. Research articles brings a very good literary debate between colonial and postcolonial life of Indian social, political, cultural, exixtential and identical issues which imprint after British left the India.
Keywords :
Postcolonial hybridity, modernity, existentialism, anxiety, east-west dilemma
