Nuances of Spirituality in the Select Indian English Novels
Nuances of Spirituality in the Select Indian English Novels

Summary/Abstract: The concept of spirituality is a remarkable feature of Indian religion and culture. It considers “spirituality” above other worldly possessions. Spiritual experience is the foundation stone of Indian religion and culture. Since Bankim’s time, these wonderful characters often occur in the Indian English fiction. There are some Indian English novels where the concept of spirituality have been discussed and explored through the characterization of spiritual persons at a great length, such as – Kamala Markanday’s A Silence of Desire and Possession, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s and Heat and Dust and A New Dominion, and Gita Mehta's Karma Cola and A River Sutra. The present paper is an attempt to rediscover the definite connotations of spirituality in the select Indian English novels.

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