THE VEDANTIC ELEMENTS IN THE WORKS OF R. K. NARAYAN: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS
Journal Title: International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
This research paper intends to analyze the novels of R.K. Narayan with the intention of testifying propositions of Vedanta philosophy in the scripts. The first reading of R.K. Narayan's novels may not reveal any Vedantic view on the part of the author. But when we read the novels carefully, a hidden meaning is revealed; a silent stream of Vedanta philosophy is flowing underneath. An effort is made here to divulge the entrenched elements of Vedanta philosophy in the narratives’ connive. But before we may ascertain the existence of Vedantic aspects in the novels of R.K. Narayan, it is necessary to explicate what Vedanta is. Vedanta philosophy has its origin in the Vedas. The philosophy dates back to the Upanishads. There are different schools of this philosophy, which strive to comprehend Braham, the cause of all; Atman, the self and the relationship between Braham and Atman. The viewpoint of Advaita, non-dualism is the oldest amongst the schools of Vedanta philosophy. Sankara is the most important educator of Advaita school of Vedanta. In the opinion of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, “The term Vedanta literally means the end of the Veda or the doctrines set forth in the closing chapters of the Vedas, which are the Upanishads [...].The Vedanta sutra is called Braham sutra because it is an exposition of the doctrine of Braham, and also Sariraka Sutra, because it deals with the embodiment of the unconditioned self.”
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GURPREET SINGH, MAHESH KUMAR ARORA
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