Literariness of Globalization: A Study of The White Tiger

Abstract

Aravind Adiga`s The White Tiger was published in 2008 and it reflects India after globalization. The thematization of globalization in literature and in turn the influence of globalization on literature has been the concern of many critics in last few years. James Annesley’s Fictions of Globalization (2006) also treats globalization as a theme in a range of contemporary American fiction. But as it is evident that this project of analysing and discussing the relationship between literature and globalization is very vast and requires a lot of time and space, therefore the concern of this paper will be only The White Tiger. The process of globalization in India started with the introduction of New Economic process in 1991 after pursuing the import substitution for nearly forty years. Globalization as an economic activity has not remained detached with other cultural canons of the society. Not only in India, but the interchange of worldviews and ideas has resulted in a major transformation of the lifestyle living standard of people globally.