IMPACT OF COMMUNAL CLASH IN GITAHARIHARAN “FUGITIVE HISTORIES

Author (s) : Mrs.V.DHIVYA and Mr.A.THIRUTHURAI

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Abstract :
Gita Hariharan is a distinct writer who has been enriching Indian English literature through her valuable contributions. In general, her novels speak for the case of women. For example, her The Thousand Faces of Night, When Dreams Travel expose patriarchal oppression and they advocate liberation for the women folk re-narrating myths. Besides, she displays social concern dealing with problems related to politics, history and other social issues. In her latest novel Fugitive Histories Hariharan takes up 2002 Gujarat riots and exposes the role of government machinery in engineering violence against Muslims. She records the sufferings of the minorities in detail and criticizes the powerful hands involved in it. This paper explicates how the riots affected the lives of the individuals, society and the repercussions of the incidents even after several years giving authentic details with reference to the chosen novel.

Keywords : Fugitive Histories

Conference Date : 17/09/2021

Pages : 28

Paper ID : IESMDT27