SHASHI THAROOR: THE INDIAN WRITINGS

ABSTRACT

The present work is about the reflection of Indianness in the novels of Shashi Tharoor. The work includes his three valuable novels such as The Great Indian Novel, Show Business and Riot- A love story. Mr. Tharoor has added a new flavor having both a literary tradition related to Indian lives, of using a language & literary form that link anyone to the literature. There is the distinctive quality of Indianness in all his works, be its theme, explorations of thoughts & ideas of Indianness. Most of his literary creations are centered on Indian themes and they are marked with the phrase INDO-NOSTALGIC. Here, the author attempts to mirror Indianness including the above mentioned three novels.

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