Crossing Boundaries: Exploring Transgressability in Arundhati Roy’s Works

Shivayogi Kumbar; Ravikumar S. Kumbar

doi:10.22161/ijllc.4.6.1

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Crossing Boundaries: Exploring Transgressability in Arundhati Roy’s Works

Shivayogi Kumbar , Ravikumar S. Kumbar

International Journal of Language, Literature and Culture (IJLLC), Vol-4,Issue-6, November - December 2024, Pages 1-6, 10.22161/ijllc.4.6.1

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Article Info: Received: 30 Sep 2024, Received in revised form: 28 Oct 2024, Accepted: 02 Nov 2024, Available online: 07 Nov 2024

Abstract:

This study examines Arundhati Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017), a complex narrative exploring India's divided society. Departing from the magical realism of The God of Small Things (1997), Roy's second novel reflects her activism experience, confronting social injustice. Through interconnected stories of Anjum, a transsexual individual, and Tilo, an architect entangled in Kashmir's civil war, Roy portrays postcolonial/ neocolonial India's multifaceted conflicts (religious, political, social, sexual). Amidst hallucinatory violence and moments of harmony, characters traverse seemingly insurmountable borders. This analysis reveals Roy's nuanced exploration of resilience, defiance, and transcendence in everyday life, challenging fixed binaries and borders.

Keywords:

Arundhati Roy, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, postcolonial/ neocolonial India, social injustice, activism, borders, resilience, transcendence.

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