ELEMENTS OF CASTEISM AND WICKED RELIGIOUS PRACTICES IN BHABANI BHATTACHARYA’S HE WHO RIDES A TIGER

Abstract

Bhabani Bhattacharya is a socially conscious author who has little faith in purposeless art. Keeping in mind the functional role of art, he rejects the purposeless pursuit of art and literature. His major preoccupation is with the future of India in context of its social, religious, economic and political regeneration. He is a committed writer and a social reformer who probed deep into the relevant problems and social issues that affected the contemporary Indian society. He has presented a faithful picture of exploitation, casteism, false religious practices, and superstitions in his novels. He is a keen observer and has an eye for the details of general behaviour of folks. He does not miss even a single opportunity of observing incidents and happenings around.