A Critical Study of Reflection of Upanishads in Arun Joshi’s The Apprentice and The Last Labyrinth
Keywords:
Upanishad, Indian Philosophy, Arun Joshi, IWEAbstract
The prominent post-modern Indian writer, Arun Joshi is known for his artistic presentation of
Indian philosophy. His novels Apprentice and The Last Labyrinth reflect the Upanishad
wisdom and have opened a new scope of research for the Indian writers and researchers.
Present paper is a study of reflection of Upanishads in the select two novels of Arun Joshi.
The brief analysis of the novels in light of influence and reflection of Upanishad brings into
the light the Indian wisdom filled in Upanishad and how the novelist has painted it in his
novels. In both the novels, the novelist has presented the present and the knowledge of past
interestingly. It is indirect way of conveying both, the bitter truth and the remedies from the
ancient wisdom.
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