Marxist Approach in the select Novels of Indira Parthasarathi

The book “Marxist Approach in the Select Novels of Indira Parthasarathy” is divided into six chapters maps out the essence of Marxism and its varied branches through the select novels of Indira Parthasarathy. Indira Parthasarathy (commonly known as Ee. Paa) is the pen name of R. Parthasarathy, a noted Tamil writer and playwright. He is unique in his style. His choice of themes and characters are remarkable. He is a voracious reader. The researcher has selected five of Parthsarathy’s English translated novels, they are Poison Roots, The River of Blood, Ashes and Wisdom, The Wings in the Void and The Comrades of jesus for study. The Researcher has planned to scan Parthasarathy’s novels in the light of Marxism. The term “Marxism‟ is popularised by Karl Kautsky. Marxism is about the oppression of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie, women by men, blacks by whites, homosexuals by heterosexuals and disabled body by abled body.

The book has been divided into six chapters such as Introduction, Classical Marxism in Poison Roots and The River of Blood, Marxist Feminism in Ashes and Wisdom, Marxist Humanism in The Wings in the Void, Cultural Marxism in Comrades of jesus and Summation.

The first chapter of the book „Introduction‟ surveys the origin and the development of Indian Writing in English, the biography of Indira Parthasarathy and Marxism. The second chapter, titled “Classical Marxism in Poison Roots and The River of Blood’ points out the religious, political and economical oppression and the suppression of the lower class people by the landlords. The third chapter, “Marxist Feminism in Ashes and Wisdom’ elaborates the ill treatment of women by men. The fourth chapter “Marxist Humanism in The Wings in the Void‟ snapshots the enslavement of the corporate sector employees. The fifth chapter „Cultural Marxism in Comrades of jesus’ depicts the despotism of the Eastern cultures by the Western cultures. In the last chapter „Summation‟ the researcher concludes the thesis with some solutions to the problems faced by the oppressed in the capitalistic society and the scopes for further research.