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Interweaving Aesthetics and Activism: Portrayal of Artistic Sensibility and Social Reform in Arundhati Roy’s Fiction

Shabnam Sharif and
Dr. MD Abullais

Abstract

Indian English Literature (IEL) has had a major impact on the development of society. It has shaped civilizations, changed political systems and exposed injustice. It gives us a detailed preview of human experiences, allowing us to connect on basic levels of desire and emotion. Indian writers in English were deeply influenced by the political, social and ideological ferment. The rise of Indian English fiction represents the cultural perspectives of people. Arundhati Roy, the developing spokesperson of the anti-globalization movement has been a great critic of the many social and political issues that are constantly loitering around our nation Indian. As a novelist she deals with social problems to bring in rapid social awareness. Roy's literary works deal with inequality, economic fairness, acceptance of cultural diversity and participatory democracy. She has also written a collection of essays in which she has presented both political and social issues and raised her voice on many of the controversial political issues to bring revolution. Through her artistic portrayal she becomes the voice of the marginalized in her fictions and non-fictions. "A novel is such a powerful thing because it comes to a radical understanding, only by seeing how these [issues] are folded into each other and connected to our lives" (Roy). Roy’s writing isn’t a reporter of human conditions; instead, it is a form of activism where she challenges the partiality with human and environment.

Keywords:political system, spokesperson, awareness, revolution, challenges, partiality, activism.

Introduction

The present research paper, “Interweaving Aesthetics and Activism: Portrayal of Artistic Sensibility and Social Reform in Arundhati Roy’s Fiction,” attempts to find out Roy's activist interventions and creative writing through which she takes up the responsibility of social transformation of the oppressed including women and nature in contemporary India. Suzanne Arundhati Roy (born on 24 November 1961) is an Indian English writer and activist who focuses on issues related to human rights and environmental causes. Arundhati Roy is best known for her debut novel The God of Small Things (1997), the book is semi-autobiographical and a major part captures her childhood experiences in Ayemenem. The publication of The God of Small Things catapulted Roy to international fame. Roy’s fictions are political fable and challenge unjust power. She won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 for her debut novel. She has written not just to sell her product but speaks out for her beliefs and stand up for them even when extremely unpopular. India is a country made up of people from different cultural backgrounds and religious people who practices understanding and ways of life. Arundhati Roy's works examine how India's minorities become victims of marginalization and exclusion from the larger political and social structure because the contentious politics in India exacerbate minority problems. Roy also believes that women's rights need to be championed more in the developing world. Roy's works and statements show that she believes women are undervalued, exploited and mistreated— broadly speaking in the developing world and countries such as India.

Roy’s artistic sense is distinguished by its lyrical prose, intricate narratives, and powerful social commentary. Her prose is commemorated for its poetic density and evocative illustration, extorting sensory experiences. English with regional idioms and neologisms defines the linguistic diversity of India. .

Artistic Sensibility and social commentary in The God of Small Things

Roy uses a variety of English in The God of Small Things. She is successful in communicating to the world the culture she represents, creates a new space for Indian literature and culture within the arts, even as it courted controversy and divided critical opinion. Her narrative here is non-linear storytelling and bildungsroman technique. This novel is written with full of literary devices like; defamiliarization, repetition of words and phrases, synecdoche, pun, rhythm, alliteration, similes, metaphors etc. “The yellow church swelled like a throat with the sound of sad singing” (Roy, 4).

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SHABNAM SHARIF
Research Scholar
Department of English
B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur

&
DR. MD ABULLAIS
Assistant Professor
Department of English
D.C. College, Hajupur, Vaishali, Bihar
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