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International Journal of Advanced Research in Arts, Science, Engineering & Management (IJARASEM)
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| TITLE | Myth, Morality, and Modernity: A Study of Ethical Inflections in Amish Tripathi’s Ramchandra |
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| ABSTRACT | Indian mythology has consistently served as a reservoir of ethical, philosophical, and cultural values, shaping collective consciousness across generations. In contemporary Indian English fiction, Amish Tripathi has emerged as a prominent mytho-modern writer who reinterprets ancient epics through a rational, humanistic, and ethical lens. The Ramchandra Series—comprising Ram: Scion of Ikshvaku, Sita: Warrior of Mithila, Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta, and War of Lanka—offers a striking reimagining of the Ramayana by foregrounding moral dilemmas, ethical conflicts, and modern sensibilities. This paper examines how Tripathi innovatively inflects mythology with contemporary notions of morality, justice, governance, gender equality, and individual choice. Rather than portraying characters as embodiments of absolute good or evil, the series presents them as ethically complex individuals shaped by circumstances, ideology, and social structures. Through a close textual analysis, the study explores the reinterpretation of dharma, the humanization of divine figures, the ethical reconfiguration of antagonists, and the negotiation between tradition and modernity. Thepresent paper argues that Tripathi’s Ramchandra Series transforms myth into a dynamic moral discourse that resonates with contemporary ethical concerns while remaining rooted in India’s civilizational ethos. |
| AUTHOR | Manjari Joshi, Dr. Satkala Research Scholar, Dept. of English in SKD University, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, India Research Guide, Dept. of English in SKD University, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, India |
| VOLUME | 13 |
| ISSUE | 2 |
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