An Odyssey from Autocracy to Outcry: A Study of Arvind Adiga’s The White Tiger

Abstract India is a territory of innumerable tongues, numerous religions, castes and the archetype of “Unity in Diversity”. But it is controverted in the Indian Journalist Aravind Adiga’s debut novel The White Tiger which is set in India derelicted by depravation, corrosion and insurrection exposing an astute picture of alleged Dark India which is beneficial enough to morally taint people. He challenges the fake democracy in Indian subcontinent where the poor have little power. The White Tiger is an attempt to question the ‘Shining India’ amidst poverty and corruption? It is a manifestation of modern India, calling attention to social justice in the wake of economic prosperity. Adiga writes about the plight and predicament of the poor in India when they migrate to the metropolitan city for their livelihood. The discontent instigated in the exploited against the exploiter transformed an autocracy to outcry. Hence this paper will explore the sufferings, struggles, discrimination, servitude and economic disparity faced by the protagonist in the novel. Keywords: Autocracy, Outcry, Protagonist, Exploiter Introductio