PORTRAYAL OF INDIAN SOCIAL CUSTOMS, FESTIVALS AND GODS IN THE WORKS OF RUSKIN BOND

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  • Dr. Chetan Trivedi Assistant Professor (English) Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar, India

Keywords:

Social Customs, Festival, God

Abstract

Ruskin Bond - the name conjures up hills, green valleys, forest walks, small-town antics and of course, Dehra Dun. Ruskin Bond is a writer who has, with intense depth and sensitivity, absorbed the essence of the multilingual person and culturally synergetic contemporary Indian society. An exemplary novelist, short story writer and children’s author of repute with a writing career spanning forty years! In his works he has recreated the Indian-ness in depth with true and significant understanding. He portrays the Indian Festivals and its social relevance from the divine to terrestrial entities and its impact on the history and the civilization of contemporary society.

In this research paper researchers have explored the Social Customs, Festivals and Gods in the works of Ruskin Bond. Ruskin Bond not only loves India, but also the people and tradition of all the religions of India and gives due respect to them.  In his works, Ruskin Bond often gives us ample description about Indian social customs, festivals and religious gods. Despite being a Christian, he is familiar with Indian conventions, as he has seen and enjoyed this very closely. India is a very big country inhabited by the people of different religions and customs. Bond mainly focuses our attention towards the festivals celebrated in North India.

Ruskin Bond’s depiction of Indian customs and festivals is faithful and without any kind of prejudice. The researchers propose to explore Ruskin Bond’s description and mythological connotation of Indian God in its true spirit and sense.

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Published

06-09-2021

How to Cite

Dr. Chetan Trivedi. (2021). PORTRAYAL OF INDIAN SOCIAL CUSTOMS, FESTIVALS AND GODS IN THE WORKS OF RUSKIN BOND. Researchers World - International Refereed Social Sciences Journal, 3(4(2), 110–114. Retrieved from https://researchersworld.com/index.php/rworld/article/view/772

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