Depiction of Tribal lives and Sensibilities in Select Indian Novels in English

Literature and Language

Indian English novels have touched upon different aspects that have helped the readers to understand the world around them. Tribes have been a part of Indian English novels that have been depicting different aspects of their communities, different regions, ecosystems, social and cultural aspects and human psyche toward tribes. As tribes are isolated on own or due the environment they get deprived from the facilities as they lack knowledge about education and facilities. They are marginalised due to their ignorance about their right to information and education. Indian English novels for sure help us to understand the battling between prejudice and ignorance. To broaden the general understanding, one needs to understand the culture, social structure, and religious institutions. The researcher attempts to study the tribal lives and their sensibilities portrayed in Select Indian English Novels. The paper studies three different Indian English Novels which have depicted tribal lives and sensibilities. The researcher has selected three novels from these to understand how depiction of tribes in novels can help to understand the articulation and sensibilities of tribes. The researcher attempts to study some novels such as The Coffer Dam by Kamala Markandaya, The Black Hill by Mamang Dai, The Book of Hunter by Mahasweta Devi

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