The Ghosts of Vasu Master: A Truthful Portrayal of Hindu Way of Life by Githa Hariharan
Keywords:
Hindu philosophy, Geetha Hariharan, post-modern eraAbstract
One of the new women writers of the post-modern era, Githa Hariharan attempts to highlight in her novel The Ghosts of Vasu Master certain oriental concepts which were established for ages in India. Those concepts mentioned in the novel have widely been discussed in India and followed or practised by Hindus since time immemorial. Ample, worldwide research is still going on some concepts like yoga, Ayurveda, the Gurukula Education system, the student-teacher relationship, and the Hindu way of living and Philosophy. Hariharan’s liking for story-telling is reinforced by creating the protagonist Vasu Master as a new avatar of Vishnu Sharma who can create, and narrate Panchatantra-like stories throughout the novel. Her contribution is very important as she infuses intellectual vigour into the works of Indian women writing in English.
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